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Meeks Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Monroe County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200371

Meeks Pit has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Apac-Mississippi Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 5
1994 8
1993 7
1992 6
1991 10
1990 19
1989 11
1988 6
1987 4
1986 4
1985 4
1984 4
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Meeks Pit sits in Monroe County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
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

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apac-Mississippi Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AT WASHER AND FELL APPROX. 2 TO 3 FT AGAINST RAIL. HE WAS CARRIED TO DOCTOR AND CHECKED. NEGATIVE X-RAYS. RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY. WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICINE.

March 11, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac-Mississippi Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY INJURED FOR WHILE MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING LOADER. HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN ITHIS HAPPENED. PHYSICIAN TOLD HIM THAT IT HAPPENED ON JOB.