Mining Incidents

NICHOLS PITMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Cliff Hunt
Byhalia, Marshall County, MS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2200777
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2010–2021
Latest incident
Nov 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2021 · 1 incident

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

Injured miner was using a pry bar to lift a bearing on a LOTO'd pump to remove shims under it. Lifted bearing and used fingers to remove shim, pry bar slipped dropping bearing, catching left index tip of finger cutting it off.

2015 · 2 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bending over repairing equipment, felt sharp pain in lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was cutting a rope and the utility knife slipped and cut his left leg.

2014 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was assisting in removing a bearing from a tail pulley shaft. A piece of metal was knocked off and stuck in his upper thigh.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Claims muscle strain from exiting the service truck.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Hand was caught in belts of motor.

2013 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Claims he pulled a muscle in his abdomen while pulling on a pipe.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped and fell from a loader platform. He caught himself with his right arm on the handrail, pulling ligaments in his shoulder.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was climbing onto a D8 dozer when he felt a pain in his left knee.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While trying to remove a bolt from the hydraulic fluid reservoir the wrench slipped and cut his right hand.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While working on the shaker deck, he had to remove a length of conveyor belting that had been placed there to protect the screen. In removing the belting he felt a pain in his back.