Mining Incidents

Kent #1 Gravel Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Grangeville, St Helena County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601076

MSHA record for Kent #1 Gravel Pit (mine ID 1601076). 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
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Acme Gravel Company Inc 1985 to 2002
  2. Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kent #1 Gravel Pit sits in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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. Helena Parish, Louisiana · Population 10,849
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,193
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

1989 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Acme Gravel Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OPERATING BULLDOZER WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON SPRAYING BATTERY ACID INTO INJUREDS EYES.BATTERY PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 1988.INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES PROVIDED BY COMPANY AND AS REQUIRED BY COMPANY.

June 14, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.