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Tate County: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Tate County · Surface
Controlled by Tate County - Ms
Tate County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200523

Tate County has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Hill & Hill Construction Company Inc 1980 to 1992
  2. Tate County 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 1
1992 0
1991 2
1990 3
1989 3
1988 6
1987 6
1986 7
1985 6
1984 7
1983 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Tate County sits in Tate 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.
Tate County, Mississippi · Population 28,135
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,995
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

May 26, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hill & Hill Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING SWINGERS ON A DRAGLINE AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS BROKEN.