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Lexington Pit And Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by J J Ferguson
Holmes County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200218

MSHA record for Lexington Pit And Plant (mine ID 2200218). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. J J Ferguson Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lexington Pit And Plant sits in Holmes County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Holmes County, Mississippi · Population 16,491
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$29,434
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

October 19, 1985 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
J J Ferguson Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

WAS ON ROCK CRUSHER CONVEYOR BELT & CAUGHT HOLD OF A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING SHOCK. HE FELL TO GROUND & HURT LEFT SHOULDER. HE BURNED HIS HANDS AS HE CAUGHT METAL.