Mining Incidents

Batesville Venture: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Batesville, Panola County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200380

Batesville Venture has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1989–2003
Latest incident
Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,135
proposed penalties
$1,135
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
258
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 258 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Batesville Venture has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
4.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
4.2%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2003-08-13, 23 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2003-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2003-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-08-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.69 0.22 Scraper Operator
2001-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Batesville Venture recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.

Injury rate, 2004
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.73 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Mississippi, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 8.16 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Farrish Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Memphis Stone & Gravel Company 1983 to present
  3. Memphis Stone & Gravel Company 1989 to 2003
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2007 0
2006 0
2005 1
2004 8
2003 8
2002 8
2001 7
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Batesville Venture sits in Panola County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Panola County, Mississippi · Population 32,965
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$43,990
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 2 0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 128 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 3,347 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,171 1 0 162.0
2004 Q2 7,073 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,233 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,218 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,463 1 1 154.7
2003 Q2 6,967 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,864 3 0 616.8
2002 Q4 4,801 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,712 2 0 298.0
2002 Q2 3,763 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,344 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,767 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,574 1 0 179.4
2001 Q2 4,474 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,092 2 0 488.8
2000 Q4 3,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,334 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,586 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,577 1 0 218.5

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 16, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR BELT WHEN SUPPORT CABLE BROKE DROPPING CONVEYOR ON EMPLOYEE.CONVEYOR HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND WAS NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME.BROKEN LEG C

Reportable incidents

18 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 3 incidents

September 11, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AGE CORRECTED HEARING LOSS OF 43 AT 4000 H2 IN RIGHT EAR.

September 11, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AGE CORRECTED HEARING LOSS OF 39 AT 4000 HZ IN RIGHT EAR.

May 21, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS TURNING PULLEY ON SAND PUMP TO START INPELLER ONTO THE PUMP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELTS.

2002 · 1 incident

June 12, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

DISCONNECTING HOSE FROM WATER TRUCK, SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND, SPRAINED LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 30, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT RIGHT THUMNB ON SOUP CAN TOP THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED INTO THE RAG BOX.

March 25, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON HOIST CABLE STRAINED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

1998 · 1 incident

September 16, 1998 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM CONVEYOR, SLIPPED & FELL HIT ROLLER BRACKET & HAS CONTUSION TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST

1997 · 1 incident

August 16, 1997 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE CLIMBED ONTO A CROSS BRACE OF A HOPPER 2 FT OFF THE GROUND BALANCING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT HE SLIPPED & BROUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN ON A CONVEYORROLLER WHICH ROLLED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND A FLASHING BRACE BRAKING HIS LEFT BIG TOE.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A FLAT PIECE OF METAL TO CLEAN OUT TAIL PULLEY ON CONVEYOR PULLEY GRABBED THE METALAND PULLED METAL THROUGH HAND CUTTING HAND.

April 10, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

USING A CUTTING TORCH CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL. A PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RT EYE.

1993 · 1 incident

September 3, 1993 MS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ROLLER FROM DRAG LINE, MASHED RING & LITTLE FINGER.

1992 · 3 incidents

1991 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FIRE
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING TORCH HOSE PULLED APART AT FITTING IGNITED CLOTHING 2ND DEGREE BURN ON CALF.

February 12, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER BELT FEED HOPPER WITH FOOT OVER ON LOADING RAMP. LOADER OPERATOR RAN OVER FOOT WITH RUBBER TIRE LOADER.

1990 · 1 incident

November 12, 1990 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIAG AS MUSCLE STRAIN.RETURNED TO WORK.NO LOST TIME.HOSPITAL CALLED 1-13-91 INFORMING -SURGERY NEXT AM FOR HERNIA REPAIR.NO HERNIA DIAGNOSIS PRIOR TO THIS TIME REPORTED TO COMPANY.

1989 · 1 incident

March 21, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING SPROCKET OFF SHAFT. HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.