Acme Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING A CHAIN. CAHIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN CAHIN AND PIPE.
Kent #1 Gravel Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Aubry L Barber III; Lionel H Barber
MSHA Mine ID: 1601076
Kent #1 Gravel Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Acme Gravel Company Inc 1985 to 2002
- Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1986 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Kent #1 Gravel Pit sits in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.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 file1990 · 1 incident
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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.