Worker was pushing and pulling on a handle that was stuck on the Pea Gravel Tank. While doing this he hurt his lower back.
Custom Abrasives LLC Metal/Non-Metal
Custom Abrasives LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Warren A Michael
Houma,
Terrebonne County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601207
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2008
- Latest incident
- Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
28
significant & substantial
$20,378
proposed penalties
$20,335
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 Q3 | 3,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,191 | 3 | 1 | 940.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,743 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,571 | 2 | 1 | 437.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,367 | 4 | 1 | 745.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,906 | 5 | 1 | 1019.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 7,944 | 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
4 on file2008 · 1 incident
February 8, 2008
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custom Abrasives LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2007 · 1 incident
September 7, 2007
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Custom Abrasives LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured EE and another EE were in a manlift going to the top of the bagging elevator. The basket shifted when they turned and EE's hand was caught between the basket handrail and a walkway handrail. About 3/4 of EE's finger was peeled back.
2003 · 1 incident
April 10, 2003
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Custom Abrasives LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
STANDING NEXT TO BAGGING MACHINE. FORKLIFT WAS BACKING UP AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT.
2001 · 1 incident
Custom Abrasives LLC · Fall from machine
IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE THERE WAS ICE ON THE RACK OUTSIDE THE DRIVER HAS TO CLIMB ONTO THE RACK TO CLOSE THE HATCHES ON THE TRAILER WHEN HECLIMBED UP THERE & STEPPED INTO THE BAR HE SLIPP ED & FELL HURTING HIS GROIN AREA