EMPL TYING OFF BARGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WHILE PULLING ANCHOR ROPE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
Mathis Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Perry County,
MS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200559
Mathis Pit has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- Blain Sand & Gravel Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1983 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mathis Pit sits in Perry County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.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 file1988 · 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
1987 · 2 incidents
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON A WASH BOX AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST BOX CUTTING LEFT ARM BELOW ELBOW.
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
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
A PIECE OF HOT3SLAG POPPED OFF WELD & HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.