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Hunt Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Washington County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601322

Hunt Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1998.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Ownership history
  1. Custom Materials Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1999 0
1998 3
1997 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hunt Pit sits in Washington 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.
Washington Parish, Louisiana · Population 45,238
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$42,776
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

February 12, 1998 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Custom Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTING THE CHAIN CLAMP THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED LEFT HAND HIT PAD EYE. LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. 7 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED ON MODIFIED DUTY.