Mining Incidents

NEW IBERIA PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Carbo Ceramics Inc · Surface
Controlled by Wilks Brothers LLC
New Iberia, Iberia County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600995

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
33
significant & substantial
$200,107
proposed penalties
$128,032
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
2011 Q1 16,330 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 16,902 9 3 532.5
2010 Q3 14,908 8 2 536.6
2010 Q2 20,409 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 16,971 5 3 294.6
2009 Q4 14,990 13 2 867.2
2009 Q3 17,365 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 24,415 12 3 491.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2010 · 1 incident

March 11, 2010 LA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man ELECTRICAL
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was working on the roof of an office building. Taat roof was approx. 12' from the ground. A hi-power electrical line approx. 15' above the roof ran parrallel to the bldg. He was installing a piece of metal trim when he was hit by hi voltage. His clothing caught fire causing severe burns.

2008 · 1 incident

January 11, 2008 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was unloading a box car of Super Sacks. He was lifting the straps to enable the forks on the forklift to go through the straps so the bag could be picked up. When he lifted the straps closest to the wall of the box carl, he advised the forklift operator to come forward and his finger was pinched between the fork and the wall of the box car.

2007 · 1 incident

June 21, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee dumped a dirt hopper in plant 2 warehouse. After dumping hopper, he got off his forklift and put hopper back in locked position. When he did this he smashed his left ring finger between the forklift mask and Roura Hopper.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2006 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

An employee claims he was bitten by a spider on 10-10-2006. The affected area developed a staph infection after several days. The employee was admitted into the hospital on October 14th, 2006.

September 12, 2006 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Struck against a moving object

While pushing material, the front end loader started bouncing and then I felt a sharp pain. It wasn't till an hour & a half later after I got home that my back starting hurting.

2005 · 1 incident

April 23, 2005 LA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Accident occured as EE was bent over under railcar in attempt to pry a stop chock away from the wheel of a rail car. Using a pry bar (12-15 lbs) swung the bar twisting his upper body and back.

2004 · 1 incident

September 24, 2004 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While opening a bulk bag using as a trash bag, cut finger with a box cutter. Cut middle finger wihile holding bulk bag, as he was cutting the bag razor slipped and contacted finger.

2003 · 1 incident

May 14, 2003 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS WERE CLOSING AN INSPECTION DOOR ON THE FIRING HOOD OF A ROTARY KILN. THE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE & THE EE'S HAD TO BEND OVER & LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR TO GET IT TO CLOSE. THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LEANING AGAINST THE DOOR.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 23, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEED BOX OF A VIBRATORY SCREEN UNIT WITH A LENGTH OF FLATBAR AS A SCRAPER. THE FLATBAR BECAME LODGED ON THE FEED BOX, SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

July 19, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE OBSERVED AN OBSTRUCTION INT HE DISCHARGE OF A 3 INCH HELICAL SCREW FEEDER. WITHT HE SCREW ENERGIZED, HE REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL GUARD AND PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE FEEDER TO REMOVE THE OB STRUCTION. BOLTS ON THE SCREW PULLED HIS HAND BENEATH THE SCREW CAUSING LACERATIONS AND 2 FRACTURES.

June 13, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DESCENDING A STAIRWAY ONTO A LANDING. HE RELEASED HIS HAND FROM THE HANDRAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE LANDING.

2001 · 1 incident

May 7, 2001 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING BENEATH A DRYER DISCONNEGE CHUTE AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CHUTE.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Carbo Ceramics Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 EXPERIENCED & SKILLED MAINT SPECIALISTS WERE REMOVING A STATIONARY SEAL PLATE FROM A ROTARY DRYER. 1 MAN FREED THE PLATE FROM ITS RETAINING BOLT IT ROTATED ON ITS PIVOT & CAUGHT THE LEFT H AND OF THE OTHER MAN BEWEEEN SEAL PLATES THE PLATE THEN CAME INTO BRIEF CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING DRYER FUTHER INJURING HIS HAND RESULTING INMULTIPLE FRACTURES & LACERATIONS NO DAMAGE OR IM

May 4, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Carbo Ceramics Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS NOTICED HEARING LOSS DUE TO NOISE AT THE FACILITY.