Mining Incidents

Plant 1348-GossMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Columbia, Marion County, MS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2200812
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was stepping from a paddle boat being used as a temporary access to get onto the dredge. The boat shifted in the water as they were stepping onto the dredge. EE pulled the boat back with right leg, felt their knee pop, lost balance, and fell onto their knee. The dredge was inoperable and staged close to the bank. The boat was located between the bank and the dredge.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE was putting a pontoon under a pipeline. While putting the cap on one of the pontoons, the cap fell and mashed finger.

2016 · 1 incident

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

Employee was patching a pipe when the trackhoe bucket swung around crushing EE's left arm between the bucket and pipe.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A can of starter fluid was tossed to employee. He missed catching it and it hit a motor, bounced off and stuck him above his left eye. He had 6 stitches above eyebrow to close up the cut.