WHEN HE HAD STEPPED BACK OUT ON PLATFORM TO LOOSEN FURTHE RAND OR REMOVE COMPLETELY, CHAIN CLAMP THAT SECURES THE 8" ID PIPE TO RUBBER HOSE, THE PIPE SLIPPED FREE. AS THE PIPE FELL IT STRUCK HIS FOUR LITTLE TOES, MASHING AND OR SHEARING THEM OFF. THE PIPE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN EXTREME FORCE TO REMOVE. THIS TIME IT SLIPPED FREE EASILY ADN UNEXPECTLY.
Carroll'S Pit No 2: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Carrolls Gravel Company
· Surface
Controlled by
William R Carroll
Monroe County,
MS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200596
MSHA record for Carroll'S Pit No 2 (mine ID 2200596). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1992
- Latest incident
- Sep 1992
Ownership history
- Carrolls Gravel Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Carroll'S Pit No 2 sits in Monroe County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Monroe County, Mississippi · Population 33,928
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$51,231
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1992 · 4 incidents
September 14, 1992
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carrolls Gravel Company · Struck by falling object
September 14, 1992
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carrolls Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A CHAIN CLAMP FROM ABOAT. AN "EAR" ON THE CLAMP BROKE OFF CAUSING THE PIPE WRENCH TO SLIP. WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF TH E BOAT BRUISING HIS LEFT SIDE "RIBS".
July 20, 1992
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Carrolls Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
85061S STEERING WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHILE DOING SO HIS FINGER OR RING CAUGHT THE VENT WINDOW.
June 30, 1992
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carrolls Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
89303EFT THUMB WITH A SIX POUND HAMMER.