Mining Incidents

Columbia Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heyward C Green
Columbia, Marion County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200115

Columbia Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–2016
Latest incident
Jul 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
89
citations
28
significant & substantial
$17,660
proposed penalties
$17,660
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
36
inspections on record
474
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: 474 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Columbia Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-02.
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
2018 Q2 486 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,951 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,906 3 0 768.0
2017 Q3 3,889 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,091 3 0 733.3
2017 Q1 3,776 1 0 264.8
2016 Q4 4,054 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,740 2 0 421.9
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 3,340 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,244 2 0 471.3
2015 Q4 4,133 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,253 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,449 2 0 367.0
2015 Q1 5,385 2 0 371.4
2014 Q4 5,741 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,294 6 5 953.3
2014 Q2 5,228 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,008 6 2 1198.1
2013 Q4 4,772 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,646 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,322 4 1 925.5
2013 Q1 3,085 2 0 648.3
2012 Q4 5,693 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,253 4 2 940.5
2012 Q2 3,602 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,993 1 0 334.1
2011 Q4 3,334 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,697 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,345 2 1 597.9
2011 Q1 3,313 1 0 301.8
2010 Q4 3,416 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,438 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,017 1 1 199.3
2010 Q1 5,247 2 1 381.2
2009 Q4 3,388 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,414 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,487 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,220 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,508 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,997 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,047 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,614 3 1 650.2
2007 Q4 3,309 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,321 2 0 462.9
2007 Q1 3,278 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,919 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,559 16 4 4495.6
2006 Q2 888 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,825 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,024 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,206 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,352 6 3 2551.0
2005 Q1 2,662 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,794 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,209 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,295 7 3 2124.4
2004 Q1 3,178 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,527 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,266 1 0 234.4
2003 Q2 4,489 7 3 1559.4
2003 Q1 4,879 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,314 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,854 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,153 2 0 634.3
2001 Q4 3,844 1 1 260.1
2001 Q3 2,811 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,763 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,259 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,261 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,270 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,258 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,957 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2016 · 1 incident

July 29, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Contact with heat

They were working on the dredge hooking the pipe line up to the dredge and EE got too hot. EE was taken to the Hospital in Columbia and was given a drip. They did some blood work and said there was a problem not pertaining to EE getting too hot and told EE to follow up with family Doctor on Monday 8/1/16. Which EE did.

2014 · 1 incident

November 5, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was helping to change the runner on gravel plant on the dredge when the jaws on the pipe wrench broke and hit him on the hand and chest.

2013 · 1 incident

April 30, 2013 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

They were changing screens on the sand plant. Employee's foot sliped and he caught his leg on a piece of iron and cut it.

2011 · 1 incident

November 4, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was working on pump on dredge went to put front face plate on. Where it slides to connect got hand caught between the plate and face plate.

2008 · 1 incident

January 23, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

He was jacking the track back on the trackhoe with a come-a-long and the chain broke on the come-a-long. The track fell on his left leg hitting him on the leg about the shin area.

2003 · 1 incident

June 10, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER OFF THE PLANT - WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIS KNEE HIT A PIECE OF STEEL ON PLANT.

1999 · 1 incident

July 12, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A HEADACHE BALL FOR THE DRAGLINE. HE PICKED UP THE DRAGLINE TO MOVE IT AND PULLED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT EXPEREICNE A LOT OF PAIN AT FIRST, BUT IT GOT WORSE OVER TIME.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ACTICING AS THE WATCH PERSON WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN OLD CONTROL HOUSE FROM A DREDGE. THE INSULATION IN THE TOP OF THE HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYE E.

August 4, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A CHAIN CLAMP FROM A PIPELINE WITH A STILSON WRENCH. CLAMP TURNED SIDEWAYS-EMPLOYEE LET GO AND IT JERKED HIS LEFT ARM.

1994 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1994 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING UP ON THE EAGLE SAND SCREW, WHICH WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME TO CHECK FOR ROCKS IN THE MASON SAND. HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A STEEL GUARD AND SUSTAINED THREE SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

May 11, 1994 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN WHICH SECURED A LOAD ON A TRAILER. HE YANKED THE CHAIN THE CHAIN FLEW OFF AND THE HOOK HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT 2 INCH ABOVE THE LITTLE TOE. IT IS BADLY BRUISED AND THE INJURY HAS CAUSED GOUT AND ARTHRISTIS IN HIS ANKLE TO BECOME WORSE.

March 15, 1994 MS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT THE ANGLE IRON SUPPORTS THAT HELD A 1/4IN PLATE ATTACHED TO A VIBRATING SCREEN AS HE CUT THE LAST TACK WELD HOLDING THE PLATE THE PLATE SWUNG LOOSE & FELL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT

1992 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO MOVE A PUMP LINER WITH END LOADER. HE WAS RUNNING A CHAIN THROUGH THE LINER WHILE PUMP SUPPLY SALESMAN HELD THE LINER UP. SALESMAN COULD NOT HOLD LINER UP AND IT FELL ON EMPLOYEES FOOT BRUISING.

June 23, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAND SLIPPED OFF OF WINCH HANDLE UNDER TENSION HANDLE HIT RT WRIST CAUSING IMPACE SPRAIN WINCH WAS MOUNTED ON WORK BARGE WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER

1991 · 2 incidents

August 30, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING DREDGE BY SUING MANUAL WINCH CONNECTED BY LINE TO BANK.HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT WINCH LINE HAD TENSION IN IT.HE TOOK SAFETY CHAIN OFF WINCH BUT DID NOT HOLD HANDLE WHI LE HE DID SO.BECAUSE HE DID NOT HOLD THE HANDLE,IT SPUN AROUND AND HIT HIS ARM.

March 1, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRUSHER PARTS INTO LOADER BUCKET. OPERATOR TILTED LOADER BUCKET BACK TO KEEP PARTS IN AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO BUCKET. HE HURRIED BY GOT OUT OF BUCKET TO KEEP PARTS FROM FAL LING ON HIM. WHILE HE WAS GETTING OUT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG GOT WEDGED BETWEEN LOADER TEETH CAUSING THE INJURY.

1988 · 2 incidents

May 23, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK WHEN HE STOPPED ONTO STEP DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING L HIMFOR FELL OUT OF TRUCK STRIKING HIS BACK ON SEDDER TANK FUEL OR GREASE ON SHOES PROBABLY CAUSED FOOT TO SLIP SUSTAINED BRUISE TO BACK.

January 29, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALONG 4ITH HELPER WAS LIFTING PUMP SHAFT OFF OF 6 X 12 TIMBERS SET ON FLOOR EMPLOYEES FOOT STRUCK ONE OF THE TIMBERS CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE PUMP SHAFT AND OTHER EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIS LEFT LE1 WHEN HE TRIPPED

1983 · 1 incident

July 12, 1983 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hammett Gravel Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

INSTALLING BELT ON VIBRATOR,SLIPPED AND FELL FROM PLATFORM FELL OVER WING WALL THEN TO GROUND.

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