Mining Incidents

B & C Asphalt: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

B & C Asphalt · Facility
Washington County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601263

MSHA record for B & C Asphalt (mine ID 1601263). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
Ownership history
  1. B & C Asphalt 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

B & C Asphalt sits in Washington Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Washington Parish, Louisiana · Population 45,238
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$42,776
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

February 14, 1994 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
B & C Asphalt · Struck by flying object

AIRLINE HOOKED UPT TO ANTOSTRIPPING TANK. WHEN EE TURNED THE AIR ON THE LID BLEW OFF AND ANTISTRIPPING SPRAYED INJURED IN FACE AND HEAD.