Mining Incidents

Hickory Aggregates Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Texas Industries Inc
St Tammany County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601008

MSHA record for Hickory Aggregates Plant (mine ID 1601008). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Louisiana Industries 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hickory Aggregates Plant sits in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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. Tammany Parish, Louisiana · Population 269,331
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$79,277
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

June 7, 1990 LA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Louisiana Industries · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WASHOLDING 3/4" DRIVE EXTENSION FOR MECHANIC TO TIGHTEN WHEEL BOLTS AND 550 INTERNATIONAL LAODERS WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND PUSHED WEDDING BAND INTO RIGN FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 29, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Louisiana Industries · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WIRING MOTOR AT HEAD PORTION OF RADIAL STACKER STACKER COLLAPSED IN MIDDLE AND HEAD SECTION FELL 31 FT TO SAND SURFACE EMLOYEE SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF HEELS FRACTURES RT WR IST AND GENERAL BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ESTIMATE 6 MONTHS LOST FROM WORK POSSIBEL BACK INJURY

May 29, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Louisiana Industries · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING MOTOR ON HEAD PART OF RADIAL STACKER.STACKER COLLASSED IN MIDDLE & HEAD SECTION FELL 31\ TO SAND SURFACE.EMPLOYEE I NAME SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS LUNG INJURY RUPTURESED SPLEEM POSS SIBLE OTHER INJURIES.