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Bridgeforth Plant: 47 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Olive Branch, De Soto County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200336

Bridgeforth Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1987–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,408
proposed penalties
$3,408
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Memphis Stone & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
483
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: 483 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bridgeforth Plant has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-10.
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.
19.1%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
19.1%
reasonably likely or greater
68.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.4% low, 91.5% moderate, 2.1% 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: 2011-05-18, 15 years ago
20%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg12
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (19)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2011-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.17 2.12 Utility Man
2011-05-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.22 0.68 Utility Man
2011-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.45 0.29 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.62 0.24 Washer Operator
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-05-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.27 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2003-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.4 0.14 Laborer, Bullgang
2000-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.38 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe 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.

Bridgeforth Plant recorded 23.40 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.

Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ 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.
23.40
total case rate
7.80
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Mississippi, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.98 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
2005 * 23.40 7.80 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 16.61 16.61 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. Memphis Stone & Gravel Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 4
2010 3
2009 1
2008 2
2007 2
2006 7
2005 11
2004 10
2003 11
2002 9
2001 9
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bridgeforth Plant sits in DeSoto County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
DeSoto County, Mississippi · Population 188,598
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$82,980
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
2011 Q4 493 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 472 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 402 2 1 4975.1
2011 Q1 876 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 963 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 785 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 27 0 0 0.0
Show 40 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 189 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 316 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 455 2 0 4395.6
2008 Q4 74 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,283 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,656 1 0 603.9
2008 Q1 1,004 1 0 996.0
2007 Q4 1,418 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,700 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 178 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,327 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,026 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,872 2 0 340.6
2005 Q4 5,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,433 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,885 5 1 726.2
2005 Q1 6,762 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,753 4 2 695.3
2004 Q3 6,279 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,769 6 2 886.4
2004 Q1 5,941 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,411 1 1 156.0
2003 Q3 6,379 2 1 313.5
2003 Q2 6,451 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,527 2 0 441.8
2002 Q4 5,399 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,683 3 0 527.9
2002 Q2 5,736 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,432 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,897 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,809 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,647 3 0 451.3
2001 Q1 4,678 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,007 3 1 599.2
2000 Q3 6,675 1 0 149.8
2000 Q2 6,416 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,988 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

August 6, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Water pump rolled over right thumb.

February 17, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting an oxygen bottle on the service truck and dropped the bottle on his right foot.The employee received a contusion to his right foot.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING BURN TO EYES.

February 7, 2000 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 to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF GUARD RAIL OUT OF A HOLE HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL.

1999 · 2 incidents

February 11, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

AS HE WAS GETTING ONTO SCRAPER HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE.

1996 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1996 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

HOLDING A PIECE OF IRON WHILE WELDING WAS PERFORMED WELDING BURN TO BOTH EYES.

April 15, 1996 MS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLOSING DOOR ON DRAGLINE, THE DOOR JAMMED AND CUT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 15, 1993 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE TO SECURE A SCREEN. PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.

September 7, 1993 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)

INSTALLATION OF RETURN ROLLER, MOVED AND STRAINED BACK. WAITED TWO DAYS BEFORE REPORTING INJURY.

1992 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

STUMBLED AND FELL WHILE UNLOADING A TRUCK.FELL ON DRUM AND CUT FOREARM.

1991 · 2 incidents

June 21, 1991 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)

EE TOSSED A PIECE OF SCRAP ANGLE IRON INTO SCRAP IRON BIN. ANGLE IRON FAILED TO CLEAR THE SIDE BOUNCING DOWNWARD ON EMPLOYEE S RIGHT INSTEP.

January 31, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE AND ANOTHER EE LIFTING CUTTER EDGE FROM LOADER BUCKET. OTHER EE STUMBLED DROPPING FULL LOAD ON EE S LIFT.

1988 · 1 incident

October 26, 1988 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 (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REMOVED SAFETY GUARD TO DISLODGE ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT TROUSER LEG CAUGHT ON TURNING TAIL PULLEY OR SHAFT MASHING OUTSIDE OF RIGHT FOOT AGAINST CONVEYOR FRAME.

1987 · 1 incident

June 24, 1987 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

DRIVING CRANE D2WN HAUL ROAD PASSED BY A TRUCK AND FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO EYE.