Mining Incidents

Plant Ab: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pryor J J
Forrest County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200611

MSHA record for Plant Ab (mine ID 2200611). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Ownership history
  1. Superior Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1989 to 1989
  2. Superior Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1989 to 1993
  3. Hub City Gravel Inc 1993 to 1995
  4. Hattiesburg Materials Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Plant Ab sits in Forrest County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Forrest County, Mississippi · Population 78,027
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$52,821
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1995 · 1 incident

September 26, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hattiesburg Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER WHEN HIS WEDDING RING CAUGHT GUARD BY FUEL TANK. HE WAS MOMENTARILY HANGING BY HIS RING WHICH CAUSED A CONTUSIONOF LEFT FINGER.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

FLOOR OF DREDGE WAS ICY. FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL INTO SKIFF. KNEE HIT OBJECT IN BOAT. 8 STITCHES PUT IN KNEE.

October 9, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED WASHING GRAVEL BELT. HEARD A STRANGE NOISE, TURNED IN THAT DIRECTION, MUFFLER FELL OFF OF GENERATOR EXPOSING FAN THAT SLUNG A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.