Mining Incidents

Riverside Gravel PitMetal/Nonmetal

Tylertown, Walthall County, MS · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200648
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving mud balls from hopper. Arm felt like needles shooting down it. Had sharp pain in joint.

Struck against a moving object

Back end of loader bounced up and came back down hard.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting clogs out of the hopper when he stepped off into a hole and twisted his ankle. Which resulted in him having a sprained ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning under belt with shovel, he pulled a muscle in his shoulder.

2001 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE HAD CAN OD STARTED FLUID RESTING ON TOP OF HEATER UNIT IN CAB OF 966D LOADER. HEATER UNIT WAS ON. THE CAN RUBBED WIRES FOR HEATER CAUSING SHORT THAT IGNITED CONTENTS OF CAN CAUSING FIRE IN THE CAB OF LOADER.