Mining Incidents

Dredge Sheldrake: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dravo Corp
Orleans County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600052

MSHA record for Dredge Sheldrake (mine ID 1600052). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. Radcliff Materials Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dredge Sheldrake sits in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana · Population 376,035
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$55,339
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 20, 1988 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL REMOVING WOODEN BOARD FROM BOW LADDER OF DREDGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

1987 · 1 incident

October 15, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARRYING A BILG9 PUMP HOSING TO ENGINE ROOM ON DREDGE. EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS.

1985 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN PULLED STARTING CORD ON DIESEL PUMP CORD CAUGHT AND CAUSED INJURY WHEN MAN CONTINED PULLING MOTION

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 2 incidents

January 8, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING 55 GALLON DRUM STRAINED BACK.