Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS CUTTING3A PIPE AT THE PLANT WHEN THE PLANT GAVE WAY CAUSING OBJECTS SUCH AS SCREENS AND IRON TO FALL STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN RIB AREA AND ON THE HEAD
Gifford-Hill Pit & Plant #27: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Gifford-Hill & Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Webster County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600321
MSHA record for Gifford-Hill Pit & Plant #27 (mine ID 1600321). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Jul 1987
Ownership history
- Gifford-Hill & Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Gifford-Hill Pit & Plant #27 sits in Webster Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 5.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Webster Parish, Louisiana · Population 36,189
5.6%
Mining share of county employment
$37,396
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING 2N GRAVEL TRUCK WITH OTHER EES. I.NAME ATTEMPTED TO STRIKE A BAR WITH A HAMMER & SUBSEQUENTLY MISSED THE BAR STRIKING EE-I.NAME- IN THE HEAD & LEFT EAR.
1985 · 6 incidents
October 16, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
POWERED HAULAGE
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL UNIT DOWN ROAD TO PIT & DID NOT SEE THE DITCH. WHEN HEE HIT THE DITCH IT THEN THREW THE HAUL UNIT & DRIVER INTO ANOTHER DITCH. BECAUSE HE WAS TOSSED AROUND INSIDE THE H AUL UNIT INJURY WAS CAUSED WHEN HE STRUCK THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. EE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD & OVER LEFT EYE BROW.
September 25, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR WHILE A PIN WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO A DRAGLINE CHAIN. WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE BAR A PIECE OF THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
August 12, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING RAIL TRACK WHICH HAD SLIPPED OFF ON THE EUCLID HOPPER HE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE AS A LEVER TO LIFT THE RAIL INTO PLACE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF AND THE PIPE STRUCK H IM INTHE RIGHT RIB SECTION.
July 16, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by flying object
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK A CROW FOOT OFF OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE METAL FROM THE HAMMER STRUCK HIM IN CHEST
July 1, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gifford-Hill & Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON TO THE WALKWAY OF THE #2 BELT WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE WAY & HE TWISTED IT. EE WAS ABOUT TO GREASE #2 BELT.
February 27, 1985
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PRIMING WATER PUMP & PUTTING PUMP BACK INTO WATER A CHAIN STRUCK EMPLOYEE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE LEFT LEG