Mining Incidents

Baton Rouge Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ladd Spring; Mark Spring
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601294

Baton Rouge Plant has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
158
citations
54
significant & substantial
$44,265
proposed penalties
$42,081
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,184 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
657
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 657 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Baton Rouge Plant has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$44K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
158 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-08-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 5,320 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,402 5 2 925.6
2014 Q2 6,107 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,197 6 1 1154.5
2013 Q4 5,317 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,203 13 7 2095.8
2013 Q2 6,822 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,954 1 0 201.9
Show 51 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 5,882 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,497 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,120 4 1 653.6
2012 Q1 5,154 4 1 776.1
2011 Q4 5,438 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,421 2 1 311.5
2011 Q2 6,499 1 1 153.9
2011 Q1 5,671 6 0 1058.0
2010 Q4 5,072 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,926 7 3 1421.0
2010 Q2 6,172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,924 10 5 1688.0
2009 Q4 5,922 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,974 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,917 12 4 1734.9
2009 Q1 7,089 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,970 11 3 1380.2
2008 Q3 6,229 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,509 2 0 307.3
2008 Q1 5,967 1 0 167.6
2007 Q4 6,075 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,952 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,309 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,050 16 4 2644.6
2006 Q4 6,311 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,437 4 0 621.4
2006 Q2 7,327 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,465 3 0 464.0
2005 Q4 6,965 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,443 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,374 3 0 406.8
2005 Q1 6,399 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,437 4 1 621.4
2004 Q3 6,601 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,623 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,758 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,550 1 0 180.2
2003 Q3 6,864 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,701 2 1 298.5
2003 Q1 5,478 1 1 182.5
2002 Q4 5,733 7 2 1221.0
2002 Q3 5,515 1 0 181.3
2002 Q2 5,832 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,156 4 0 775.8
2001 Q2 9,497 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,822 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,004 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,970 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,258 25 15 2700.4
2000 Q1 9,766 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2012 · 1 incident

February 17, 2012 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Louisiana Cement Products LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator of palletizer closed doors and smashed finger of co-worker. Operator did not see him.

1997 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1997 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Easy Crete Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING EMPTY BAG ON SPOUT BAG FELL OFF. SAND CAME OUT OF SPOUT AND NURNED LEFT HAND.

May 12, 1997 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Easy Crete Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC REBUILDING MOTOR, MOVING MOTOR WITH FORKLIFT, FINGERS CAUGHT IN GEARS. MOTOR NOT RUNNING.

1996 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1996 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Easy Crete Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING STRAPS ON TRAILER, FELLA ND HURT RIGHT KNEE.

June 12, 1996 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Easy Crete Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON BAGGER MACHINE CLAMP.

January 5, 1996 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Easy Crete Inc · Fall from machine

REPAIR TOP OF ROTARY KILN, FELL AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

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