Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPL DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER 3 PT CLIMBING PROCEDURE AS SPECIFIED IN SAFETY PROGRAM. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO FALL OF APPROX 16' TO GROUND LEVEL.
Carter Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jones Michael T
St Helena County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601088
Carter Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Carter Plant sits in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 2.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.St. Helena Parish, Louisiana · Population 10,849
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,193
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 2 incidents
Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN THE PIN WAS UNHOOKED THE NATURAL TWIST IN THE CAUSED THE HOIST ROPE SOCKET TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND STRIKE EE IN LEFT CHEEK AREA.
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1990 · 1 incident
September 18, 1990
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPED UP T TURN ON VALVE SLIPPED FELL AND LANDED ON BACK SIDE
1988 · 1 incident
January 12, 1988
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
MACHINERY
Thomas Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object
STANDING 3 FT F9OM PERSON GRINDING AND A PIECE OF WIRE BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES