INSPECTION MOTOR. WHEN MOTOR REACHED APPROX 1600 RPMS THE KEYWAY FELW OFF CRANKSHAFT AND STRUCK INJURED IN EYE. FOREMAN CONTRIBUTED TO HIS INJURY BY FAILING TO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IN ACCORDA NCE WITH WRITTEN COMPANY POLICY.
Kent #2 Gravel Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Aubry L Barber III; Lionel H Barber
East Feliciana County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601217
MSHA record for Kent #2 Gravel Pit (mine ID 1601217). 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
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Oct 1992
Ownership history
- Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kent #2 Gravel Pit sits in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana · Population 19,378
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$72,899
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1992 · 2 incidents
October 29, 1992
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
MACHINERY
Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC · Struck by flying object
January 6, 1992
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I.NAME REMOVING A CLEAN-OUT PLUG. WHILE PUSHING UP ON THE PLUG,FELT PAIN FROM BASE OF NECK TO MIDBACK.
1991 · 1 incident
December 30, 1991
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barber Brothers Contracting Co LLC · Fall onto or against objects
I NAME WAS STANDING IN A FLATABOTTOM BOAT TIGHTENING A CHAIN ON A PIPE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE BOOTS SEAT STRUCK THE RT SIDE OF HIS HIP AGAINST THE SEAT