Mining Incidents

Hazlehurst Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William G Yates Jr
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, MS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2200745

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
119
citations
30
significant & substantial
$22,220
proposed penalties
$20,252
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,847 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,010 5 0 499.5
2025 Q2 10,137 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,403 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,442 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,029 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,097 1 0 109.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2023 · 1 incident

February 13, 2023 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baldwin Sand and Gravel · Struck against stationary object

Miner was using chain come-a-long and while tightening the come-a-long EE's hand struck an adjacent metal frame.