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THORNHILL SAND AND GRAVEL: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Hinds County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200712

MSHA record for THORNHILL SAND AND GRAVEL (mine ID 2200712). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999

THORNHILL SAND AND GRAVEL sits in Hinds County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Hinds County, Mississippi · Population 222,494
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,966
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 12, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Thornhill Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A GRIZZLY FELL ON HIM AS HE AND A CO-WORKER WORKED TO CLEAR A HANG-UP OF MATERIAL INSIDE A HOPPER. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THEY HAD RAISED THE FRONT OF THE GRI ZZLY AND PROPPED IT ABOVE THE HOPPER SO THEY WOULD HAVE ROOM TO WORK.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1999 · 1 incident

August 12, 1999 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thornhill Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN A GRIZZLY FELL ON HIM AS HE AND A CO-WORKER WORKED TO CLEAR A HANGUP OF MATERIAL INSIDE A HOPPER. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THEY HAD RAISED THE FRONT OF THE GRIZZLY AND PROPPED IT ABOVE THE HOPPER SO THEY HAD ROOM TO WORK.