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TEXANA AGGREGATES CO. Metal/Non-Metal

Texana Aggregates Company · Surface

Controlled by David E Joshlin

Vernon County, LA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1600999

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1984–1989
Latest incident: Jun 1989

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1	0	0	0
2000 Q4	0	0	0
2000 Q3	0	0	0
2000 Q2	0	0	0
2000 Q1	0	0	0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

June 22, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Contact with electrical current

CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING CRANE BOOM. HIT POWER LINE. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO ONLY CUT STEEL FROM STRUCTURE AND NOT TO GET ON CRANE AS IT WAS NOT HIS ASSIGNED MACHINE. NOT KNOWN WHY HE DID MOVE C RANE BOOM.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

July 31, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUT CH5IN ON MOTOR TO LIFT IT. MOTOR TILTED TO RIGHT. EMPLOYEE GOT ON MOTOR TO BALANCE IT. IT TILTED AND FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND CHAIN.

1984 · 1 incident

May 25, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS PREPARING A LOAD OF SAND PALLETS FOR SHIPMENT. HE WAS USING OFF LOADING DEVICE ON TRAILER. HE WAS UPON TOP OF TRAILER TRYING TO OPERATE CONTROLS FROM TOP OF TRAILER. THESE SHOULD O NLY BE OPERATED FROM GROUND POSITION HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FRAME AND LIFTING DEVICE AND CRUSHED HAND.