Mining Incidents

MOON PLANT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Copiah County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200103

MSHA record for MOON PLANT (mine ID 2200103). 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
1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
14
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: 14 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Blain Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MOON PLANT sits in Copiah County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Copiah County, Mississippi · Population 27,994
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$47,994
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

March 27, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Blain Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKHOE WAS MOVING 12" PIPE WITH CHAIN. CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED. BUCKET SWUNG AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT SHOULD AND LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.