Mining Incidents

Lake Charles Grinding PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Halliburton Company
Westlake, Calcasieu County, LA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601032
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's steel toe boot was caught between boxcar door and forklift support while exiting railcar causing damage to boot. Exposed steel toe in boot then caused abrasions to fourth and fifth toes.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Exiting a ""track Mobile"" and slipped on the ladder. Twisted lower back. Determined to be a muscle sprain. Rest for 1 week and re-evaluate

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Maintenance employee caught right thumb between rotary slide plate and exterior portion of mill bin, causing crushing injury to right thumb tip.

2011 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Electrical fire in mill motor control center. Cause unknown, pending investigation. No injuries.

2010 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Maintenance employee was trying to un-clog a product line beneath Dust Collector/Rotary Valve. Employee accessed 6"" cap beneath rotary valve and stuck his hand into line and into rotary valve. Rotary valve was not properly locked/tagged out. Injury resulted in partial amputation of three fingers. Employee was transported/treated at local ER, and released.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Maintenance employee was changing out drive belts on mill motor, while replacing belts employee's finger got pinched between belt and pulley causing minor laceration and partial fingernail dislodgement. Employee was transported to Occ Medical Clinic for treatment.

Struck against a moving object

At approx. 11:00pm on 7/22/10 two employees were operating the facility's TM 4305 TrackMobile. When TrackMobile connected to railcar, employee lost his balance causing him to hit his head on the cab door. Employee sustained minor cut above left eye. First Aid was administered and employee was able to complete remainder of his shift.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee used a rounded tip box blade cutting tool to cut a bad section of a hose out. Dust blew from the hose and into the face of the employee causing the employee to cut his hand with the cutting tool.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Mill operator cleaning ledge above rotary feeder with air chisel, when chisel slipped into operating feeder veins. Air tool struck employees left hand, middle finger, pinning it between tool and feeder housing. Injuries are fractures and lacerations to middle finger on the left hand.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Loading barge night tide out EE was ascending from barge to dock. Lost footing & fell hitting knee on dock bumper. EE was not using ramp or ladder provided for ascending/descending climbed up dock bumper.

2003 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING JOURNAL ASSY. UPON INSTALLING REPLACEMENT JOURNAL, THE TOOL USED TO REMOVE / REPLACE JOURNALS SLIPPED OFF JOURNAL & POPPED UPWARD SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN TOOL & BOLT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STACKING MATERIAL ON PALLET AND FELT PAIN IN LEG AND BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING PIPE FOR AIR LINE TO ROTARY VALVE. GOT FINGER CXAUGHT IN VALVE. CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER. (BACK TO 1ST KNUCKLE).

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO LOCK BULKHEAD DOOR, EE SMASHED RIGHT HAND THUMB BETWEEN BULKHEAD DOOR FRAME AND LOCKING HANDLE.