Mining Incidents

Tishomingo Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Tri-Sands Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hopper John L
Tishomingo County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200120

MSHA record for Tishomingo Pit (mine ID 2200120). 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
1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Tri-State Sand Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Tri-Sands Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tishomingo Pit sits in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Tishomingo County, Mississippi · Population 18,738
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,257
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

1986 · 1 incident

May 30, 1986 MS · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-Sands Inc · Struck by falling object

REHANGING A BOX3CAR DOOR,DOOR FELL,STRIKING VICTIMS LEG.