Mining Incidents

PerryMetal/Nonmetal

Senatobia, Tate County, MS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2200763
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2008–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Climbing on the sandbox, above the conveyor cat walk, and standing on the conveyor. No LOTO procedures followed. Miscommunication and the conveyor was turned on while employees was climbing down. EE fell onto the catwalk below, about 2-3 feet.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had been doing maintenance on the shakers at Perry Wash Plant. EE was walking down the stairs and when EE got to the end EE stepped on a piece of gravel. This caused EE to lose balance and fall on the same level surface. EE was diagnosed with a right twisted ankle.

2021 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Injured party was in line to sign up in for a huddle up meeting. The other party broke in line and mouthed off with profanities at the injured party. The injured party rushed towards the party who started this altercation and then shoved the injured party, who then fell backwards and landed on a truck trailer hitch/ball with EE's buttocks, thus the injury. T

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was assisting another employee to remove a nut and bolt from a conveyor roller frame. The injured employee was using a wrench to hold the bolt as the other employee was turning the nut. The injured employees wrench slipped resulting in the ring finger of EE's left hand being struck against some angle iron or conveyor frame.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing into the classfier to clean a screen. They stepped onto a brace, their feet slipped, and they fell against another brace. Employee has a contusion of the left shoulder and thorax.

2018 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was standing next to an electrical panel as another employee removed a ground cable using a wrench. The wrench suddenly slipped striking a positive connection which resulted in a electrical flash burning the supervisors that was standing next to the panels right forearm.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was performing conveyor maintenance. Employee attempted to climb on conveyor and slipped and fell. EE's left wrist was impaled by bolt attached to the conveyor as EE attempted to grab the conveyor when EE was falling.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing paddles on the log washer and felt back pain. EE previously reported that on 10/13/16 EE had felt similar pain when EE was washing the shaker platform while pulling on a 2 1/2 inch water hose. EE requested to seek medical treatment on 10/31/16.

2014 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was involved in moving a 55 gallon drum from a Bobcat onto a pallet. As he was standing the 55 gallon drum up his middle finger on his left hand was caught between that drum and another drum that was on the pallet.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he was setting up 100ft piggy back conveyor in pit. He was lifting cross ties and pulling SO cable.