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AMELIA BARITE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

M-I L L C · Facility

Controlled by Schlumberger Ltd

Amelia, Assumption County, LA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1600825

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2002–2014
Latest incident: Jan 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

101

citations

significant & substantial

$23,283

proposed penalties

$23,283

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	7,629	4	0	524.3
2025 Q3	6,288	1	0	159.0
2025 Q2	6,297	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	7,485	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	6,970	3	1	430.4
2024 Q3	9,578	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	8,369	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	7,920	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2014 · 1 incident

January 10, 2014 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

M-I L L C · Over-exertion in lifting objects

employee was stacking 100# bags when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. he informed the lead man and they stopped packing, once stopped packing, they informed the plant foreman. they brought employee to get a drug screen and see the doctor. the doctor gave him 2 prescriptions. his report from the doctor states that he can return to work with out restrictions.

2013 · 1 incident

November 19, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

M-I L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee operating bag spout valve up and down filling 4000# bags at tank #1. he reported his shoulder was bothering him. We sent him to the company doctor and the doctor said that he had a bone spur to take aleve and he was released for full duty work (it was an first aid only case). employee says still hurting and went to see his own doctor and now he is waiting to get an MRI.

2012 · 1 incident

August 10, 2012 LA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper OTHER

M-I L L C · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was swapping bulk loading hose from tank 6 over to tank 7. He squatted down to close ears for connection, stood back up and felt a slight release followed by what felt like fluid filling in my lower back. Went to walk to pumper scale house and was starting to feel pain and stiffness with each step.

2007 · 3 incidents

September 17, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

M-I L L C · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was sitting down welding on a mill part (spider) when slag from the welding rod fell inside his laceup boot burning the inside of his left ankle and bottom of left foot.

March 8, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE

M-I L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While stacking 100# bags of barite on pallets employee's left hand got caught between moving rubber conveyor belt and non moving roller belt. Employee was wearing gloves and the emergency stop button did work stopping the belt. Hospital said employee strained muscles in hand & arm.

February 5, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

M-I L L C · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stacking 40kg bags of barite on 42"x42" pallets employee's right foot entered the forklift slot in the pallet. When employee turned to put bag on pallet he lost his balance and his right foot became lodged in the pallet dislocating his big toe on his right foot.

2002 · 1 incident

January 15, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

M-I L L C · Fall from ladders

EE WAS DESENDING A FIXED POSITION LADDER, MISSEDLAST RUNG AND PULLED NECK MUSCLE ON LT. SIDE.