Employees were using starting fluid to clean equipment. They lit the starting fluid with a torch and the can fell, was punctured and landed in the fire, spraying the employee and burning EE on EE's face and arms.
Plant 1349-E. H. Mitchell Metal/Non-Metal
Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Arcosa, Inc
Pearl River,
St Tammany County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601506
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2014–2018
- Latest incident
- Nov 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
67
citations
20
significant & substantial
$11,826
proposed penalties
$11,601
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 | 1,071 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,277 | 3 | 3 | 477.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,271 | 2 | 1 | 379.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,996 | 1 | 0 | 200.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,445 | 2 | 0 | 310.3 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2018 · 2 incidents
November 8, 2018
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FIRE
Standard Gravel Co., LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
November 8, 2018
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
FIRE
Standard Gravel Co., LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were using starting fluid to clean equipment. They lit the starting fluid with a torch and the can fell, was punctured and landed in the fire, spraying the employee and burning the employee on face and arms.
2014 · 1 incident
July 18, 2014
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Gravel Co., LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Employee was walking on the platform and it gave way. He had cuts and abrasions to the left side of his body.