Mining Incidents

Perryville Aggregates Plant #2Metal/Nonmetal

Sterlington, Morehouse County, LA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601417
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee & co-worker were changing cutting edges on a loader. One of the bolts had slipped out of slot. Employee reached up to push it back in & his co-worker turned it with an impact wrench causing the bolt to spin in his hand, causing a cut on right index finger & right thumb. He was wearing heavy gloves, but it went thru it.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee and another team member had been on the dredge pond adding pipeline to the dredge from 6:30a.m. to 8:30a.m. At about 9:30a.m., Darrell approached his team member to tell them that he had strained something in his right hand while pulling on a wrench tightening bolts. His right hand began to swell a little and had some discoloration. He was taken to the doctor.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE AND OTHER EES WERE INSTALLING A PARTIAL DECK INTO THE TOP DECK OF THE 3 DECK SKAKER. A GIN POLE WAS USED TO HOIST THE DECK TO THE SHAKER. HE THOUGHT HE HAD CLEARANCE AND MOTIONED OPERATOR PULL FORWARD. WHEN DOING SO, DECK BUMPED PART OF THE STRUCTURE. HE HEARD CHAINS RATTLE. DECK RELEASED AND SHIFTED STRIKING HIM IN LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Wet soft sand conditions around scale created a vacuum on Larry's Boot. When Larry lost his balance his boot was stuck in the sand causing his ankle to be dislocated.