Mining Incidents

Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Steven B Simmons
Bogalusa, Washington County, LA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601453

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2017–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
110
citations
31
significant & substantial
$41,567
proposed penalties
$41,265
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
2025 Q4 6,303 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,672 2 0 1196.2
2025 Q2 3,255 3 1 921.7
2025 Q1 1,640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,243 2 1 276.1
2024 Q3 7,567 2 0 264.3
2024 Q2 7,567 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,342 3 1 408.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2024 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bogalusa Concrete Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Per investigation MSHA stated we took all necessary steps to prevent accidents. The worker simply just slipped and fell.

January 13, 2024 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bogalusa Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were trying to get the cable to the dredge by pulling the rope through the shackle. Coworker 1 gave the green light to coworker 2 to put tension on the rope. As they put tension on the rope, injured employee ran to the front of the boat to get the knot through the shackle. As coworker 1 told them to move their hand, the tension had already pinched their finger.

2018 · 3 incidents

September 8, 2018 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bogalusa Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cable came out of spool on the ladder hoist and caught employee's hand

July 13, 2018 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bogalusa Concrete Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were trying to remove a coupling from an electric water pump. Injured employee had hand near the water pump and the employee trying to remove the coupling with a maul hit the injured employee's finger.

2017 · 1 incident

July 25, 2017 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bogalusa Concrete Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing bolts from a Flange connecting 2 pieces of pipe .The incline pipe going to the gravity box was being held by a chain connected to a trackhoe, EE took all the bolts out of the flange except the bottom bolt. While removing the last bolt the side of the pipe not being held fell pinning a finger between the flange and a concrete block.