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Chickasaw: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by St Charles Dredging Corp
St Mary County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601231

MSHA record for Chickasaw (mine ID 1601231). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Louisiana Dredging Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chickasaw sits in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 7.5% 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.
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana · Population 48,455
7.5%
Mining share of county employment
$51,768
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 5 incidents

April 21, 1992 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Louisiana Dredging Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED WITH AN EXTENDED PIPE THEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE.

April 12, 1992 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Louisiana Dredging Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROLLING AN EYE IN A CABLE AND IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIS EYE.

March 9, 1992 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Louisiana Dredging Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING WITH ANCHOR CABLE,INJURED'S HAND GOT CAUGHT AND ONE FINGER WAS CUT WHILE ANOTHER FINGER WAS PUNCTURED BY THE CABLE.

February 29, 1992 LA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Louisiana Dredging Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING SHIEVE OFF THE DECK OF CHICKASAW IONTO EMPTY BARGE,INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 19, 1992 LA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Louisiana Dredging Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING SOMETHING FLEW INTO INJURED'S LEFT EYE.