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Chaney: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Louisiana Aggregates · Surface
Controlled by Mississippi Materials
East Feliciana County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601241

Chaney has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Fleniken'S Sand & Gravel Inc 1992 to 1996
  2. Louisiana Aggregates 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 8
1997 8
1996 8
1995 6
1994 4
1993 3
1992 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Chaney sits in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana · Population 19,378
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$72,899
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

October 4, 1994 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand ELECTRICAL
Fleniken'S Sand & Gravel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHECKING GAUGES ON GRAVEL WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLED IN HIS FACE.