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Houma Barite Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Imco Services · Facility
Controlled by Halliburton Company
Terrebonne County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600967

Houma Barite Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Imco Services 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 8
1986 14
1985 25
1984 23
1983 25
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Houma Barite Plant sits in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 7.7% 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.
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana · Population 107,362
7.7%
Mining share of county employment
$64,819
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

August 13, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imco Services · Struck against stationary object

STEPPING FROM W3ND-HOUSING HE T WISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

1983 · 1 incident

July 7, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Imco Services · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING OUT SET SCREW,DRILL BIT BROKE AND HIT LEFT WRIST.