Mining Incidents

PRICE AGGREG PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Texas Industries Inc
Franklinton, Washington County, LA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600334
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING BLADE IN BOX KNIFE. HIS HAND SLIPPED. HE CUT IS RIGHT THUMB ON TOP OF THE KNUCKLE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WELDING PATCH BRACKETS - WENT TO LAY IT DOWN AND JAMMED HAND BETWEEN LADDER AND PATCH. BUSTED SIDE OF LEFT PINKIE FINGER.

2002 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED OFF DOZER TO FUEL, WALKED THREE STEPS, STEPPED ON CLEG OF MUD AND TWISTED ANKLE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STEPPING FROM BOAT TO CAT WALK AT BOAT LANDING WHEN HE MISSED THE CAT WALK & FELL ONTO CAT WALK BRUISING HIS SIDE.

2001 · 7 incidents

Struck against a moving object

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

Struck against a moving object

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING FRONT END LOADER OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

Struck against a moving object

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING FRONT END LOADER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE TURNING A 16"" DIAMETER, 28""LONG PIPE IN THE COLLECTION BOX FOR THE #129 RADIAL STACKER. INJURED WAS INSIDE THE BOX CLEANINGOUT, PICKED UP THE PIPE TO CLEAN UNDERNEATH IT. HE WAS LOWERING THE PIPE BACK INTO THE HOLE WHENHE FELT HIS BACK POP. HE TOLD HIS COWORKERS WHATHAD HAPPENED AND THEY HELPED HIM OUT OF THE BOX.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING THE BELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING WITH HIS LEFT. THE BLADE SLIPPED AND CUTACROSS THE THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FIRST KNUCKLE AND THUMB NAIL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE PUTTING SPUDS ON MISSV DREGE. EE LEANED AGAINST SPUD COLLAR REACHED AROUND IT & PULLED ON A BAR STUCK THRU THE SPUD. THE NEXT DAY EE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE BELOW HIS RIBS & REPORTED INCIDENT 0N 1/13/01 A 6AM EE INFORMED SUPERVISOR HE WAS HURTING & WANTED TO GO TO DR. THE DR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION & ORDERED HIM NOT TO RETURN TO WORK BEFORE 1/16/01

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING THE ROUGH EDGES OFF THE END OF AN 18"" PRYBAR WITH A 4"" SIDE SHAFT GRINDER. A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE ER AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED. EE WAS WEARING GOGGLES OVER HIS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE & EE WERE ADDING AN 80' SECTION OF PIPE O THE 16"" DREDGE DISCHARGE LINE. A 16""X5' FLANGED RUBBER SLEEVE WAS ATTACHED TO THE PIPELINE GOING TO THE DREDGE. THE WINCH CABLEHOOK SLIPPED FROM THE FLANGE ON THE RUBER SLEEVE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.