Mining Incidents

Brasell Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Batesville, Panola County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200756

Brasell Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
66
citations
27
significant & substantial
$14,057
proposed penalties
$13,338
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $719 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
16
inspections on record
359
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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Brasell Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2012 Q4 1,375 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,009 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,812 3 0 440.4
2012 Q1 4,394 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,044 4 0 793.0
2011 Q3 6,075 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,324 4 3 632.5
2011 Q1 3,620 0 0 0.0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 5,017 3 1 598.0
2010 Q3 7,017 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,506 12 5 1598.7
2010 Q1 3,126 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,236 5 4 607.1
2009 Q3 8,479 3 1 353.8
2009 Q2 12,243 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,591 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,157 5 1 546.0
2008 Q3 11,298 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,790 2 1 345.4
2008 Q1 7,767 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,052 2 1 181.0
2007 Q3 10,855 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,144 2 0 325.5
2007 Q1 5,207 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,571 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,997 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,086 10 6 1643.1
2006 Q1 6,203 8 4 1289.7
2005 Q4 5,442 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,209 3 0 416.1
2005 Q2 6,962 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,198 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,001 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,645 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 22, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states he was washing out the inside of the log washer. He slipped and fell onto the paddles which resulted in bruising his ribs.

2010 · 1 incident

June 9, 2010 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a lid off of 120lb can of grease with a screw driver. As he was removing the lid the screwdriver slipped lacerating his middle finger on his right hand.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 11, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was driving a groung rod with a hand held tool designed for this task, when he hit himself in the head.

February 9, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Flash burns (welding)

Employee had been welding and helping another welder weld on a drainage pipe throughout the shift. Employee was diagnosed with flash burn.

2007 · 1 incident

October 24, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.

2005 · 1 incident

March 28, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS OF 30 TO THE LEFT EAR AT A RANGE OF 6000 HZ.

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