Mining Incidents

THORNHILL SAND AND GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Hinds County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200712

MSHA record for THORNHILL SAND AND GRAVEL (mine ID 2200712). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 12, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Thornhill Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A GRIZZLY FELL ON HIM AS HE AND A CO-WORKER WORKED TO CLEAR A HANG-UP OF MATERIAL INSIDE A HOPPER. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THEY HAD RAISED THE FRONT OF THE GRI ZZLY AND PROPPED IT ABOVE THE HOPPER SO THEY WOULD HAVE ROOM TO WORK.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1999 · 1 incident

August 12, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thornhill Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN A GRIZZLY FELL ON HIM AS HE AND A CO-WORKER WORKED TO CLEAR A HANGUP OF MATERIAL INSIDE A HOPPER. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THEY HAD RAISED THE FRONT OF THE GRIZZLY AND PROPPED IT ABOVE THE HOPPER SO THEY HAD ROOM TO WORK.

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