Mining Incidents

Jena Aggregates PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Trout, La Salle County, LA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601298
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Mar 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Miner was outside of breakroom with coffee pot. Miner noticed truck in plant and hurriedly turned to go back into breakroom. When doing so, Miner tripped stepping up into breakroom and fell to the floor with coffee pot in hand. Coffee pot shattered. Miner's right hand was cut including a piece of glass enbedded in palm of right hand.

Fall onto or against objects

Miners were making repairs to water pump on dredge. Miner went to get crescent wrench from motorboat. When stepping from dredge to motor boat, miner slipped and fell toward welding machine. Miner' s right leg contacted the lead holder causing a laceration. Miner received 9 sutures. Contributing factors: Welding machine in motorboat.

2010 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

Miner was a bystander where welding on a piece of 30"" pipe was being performed. Miner was exposed to welding flashes and injured eyes. Miner claims to have been turning as welding took place.

2009 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a John Deere 824J loader. Employee did not repond to radio transmission. A fellow employee went to location of loader operator and found loader operator unresponsive. 911 was called. Employees performed CPR until EMS arrived.

2007 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was disassembling pump & left ring finger between flange & piece of pipe.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM DREDGE TO BOAT LANDING WHEN THE WORKBOAT RAN AGROUND BETWEEN PIPELINE & LANDING. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM BOAT & PULLED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE & SLIVER OF METAL GOT IN MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

Fall onto or against objects

EE INJURED LEFT SHIN WHILE TRANSFERRING A 3"" PUMP FROM THE BANK TO THE WORK BARGE. THE BANK BEGAN TO CAVE & EE LUNGED TO THE WORK BARGE. EE'S LEFT SHIN SCRAPED THE EDGE OF THE BARGE. 1ST AID WAS ADMINISTERED & EE RETURNED TO NORMAL DUTIES. ON 6/4/04 EE & MANAGEMENT FELT INFECTION WAS SETTING IN. ON 6/8 EE WENT TO DR & RX WAS GIVEN. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY. 6/11/04 SAW SPECIALIST.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

HAD SURGERY 5/16/02: WAS STEPPING INTO WORKBOAT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT ARM & ELBOW

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING BARGE WHEN BARGE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROPE. ROPE THEN WAS PULLED CAUSING TENSION. EE CUT ROPE WITH KNIFE, ROPE BACKLASHED, STRIKING EE IN TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING PUMP BEARING ON DREDGE, BEARING TURNEDIN HOUSING SMASHING HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND HOUSING.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

USING A 3/8"" CHAIN TO SECURE IMPELLER CHAIN BROKE CAUSING EE TO FALL & TWIST LEFT KNEE Y

Fall from machine

GETTING INTO WORKBOAT TO GO BACK TO DREDGE FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL DOWN ON RIGHT SHOULDER & ARM