Mining Incidents

Bush Sand And Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael A Bush
Forrest County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200435

MSHA record for Bush Sand And Gravel (mine ID 2200435). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Bush Construction Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bush Sand And Gravel sits in Forrest County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Forrest County, Mississippi · Population 78,027
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$52,821
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

March 19, 1984 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bush Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SUBJECT EMPLOYEE REMOVED RETAINEER AND BEARING LEANED RETAINER AGAINST THE WALL. RETAINER FELL AGAINST SUBJECT EMPLOYEE\S LEFT LEG.

1983 · 1 incident

March 29, 1983 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bush Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLAIMS HE FELL FROM SHAKER PLATFORM. HOWEVER, THIS CLAIM IS BEING INVESTIGATED. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED DUE TO HIS MISCONDUCT OR WAS POSSIBLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLL ED SUBSTANCE.