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Mears Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Craig S. Mears
Watson, St Helena County, LA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1600883

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
90
citations
19
significant & substantial
$12,116
proposed penalties
$11,931
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 7,634 2 1 262.0
2025 Q3 6,650 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,615 2 0 302.3
2025 Q1 6,175 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,097 2 0 281.8
2024 Q3 5,528 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,036 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,442 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

11 on file

2015 · 1 incident

August 26, 2015 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out impeller and cut top of right hand on barbed wire that was tangled in impeller on 8/6/2015. He administered first aid, thought it was healed. On 8/26/15 went to hospital because it was hurting. Found out it was infected and admitted to hospital.

2014 · 1 incident

July 9, 2014 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pry bar on log washer and smashed/jammed finger. Sent him to doctor on 7/10/2014 around 7:30 after he reported to work and told of his finger hurting.

2013 · 1 incident

September 14, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was working on log washer when his thumb got jammed in the washer

2011 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2011 LA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by falling object

Believe accident happened sometime in the afternoon. Employee believes when he was climbing ladder @ plant site, some of the rust/metal from the ladder fell into his eye. Employee was climbing ladder to clean screens at plant site. Employee was wearing safety glasses, however admits they were too big.

March 18, 2011 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had been working around plant site #12 and was walking between log washer and pipes. He slipped and fell in a sitting position on his behind/back side.

2009 · 1 incident

November 5, 2009 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was working on parts for sand conveyor and smashed right thumb and right hand.Hand was bleeding and employee was in extreme pain. As of now, I do not have the full details of the accident as I sent him along with site supervisor to urgent care/emergency room to get hand examined. Once site supervisor returns, more detailed information will be gathered and documented.

2008 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2008 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was heating a can of soup on one of the engines on the dredge. When employee went to open can, contents of can sprayed on him. It is not know if he vented the can before placing it on the engine/manifold to be heated.

February 20, 2008 LA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was chaining pipe to bucket of hydraulic excavator, stood up and bumped his head on the bucket, which pushed his head forward hitting lip and front teeth.

2007 · 1 incident

March 19, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was bending down to take sleeve off water pump. Had a burning sensation in his back and fell to the ground.

2004 · 1 incident

November 16, 2004 LA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing onto a piece of equipment in order for him to operate said equipment. Injured shoulder in process.

2002 · 1 incident