Betco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HANGING AND WORKING IN AN ENGINE WELL ON A TORQUE CONVERTER IN A H.D. #16 FIAT ALLIS BULL DOZER. WORKING IN A VERY CONFINED AREA IN AN AKWARD POSITION.
Polkville Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Polkville Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Dec 1994
Ownership history
- Betco Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Polkville Mine sits in Smith County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Smith County, Mississippi · Population 14,193
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$51,396
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.