Mining Incidents

Mathis Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Perry County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200559

MSHA record for Mathis Pit (mine ID 2200559). 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
1986–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Blain Sand & Gravel Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mathis Pit sits in Perry County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Perry County, Mississippi · Population 11,459
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$50,435
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 1 incident

May 24, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL TYING OFF BARGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WHILE PULLING ANCHOR ROPE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

1987 · 2 incidents

March 7, 1987 MS · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD DO7KED A BOAT DUE TO HIGH WATER IN THE MINE LOCATION(RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS).HE WWAWALKING ALONG THE DECKING OF SCALES AND SLIPPED ON THE SCALES METAL DECKING INJURING HIS LEFT LE G.DID NOT BEGIN3TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL WEEK LATER.WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON MAY 16,1987. BRUISED LEG.

1986 · 1 incident

October 30, 1986 MS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

A PIECE OF HOT3SLAG POPPED OFF WELD & HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.