Mining Incidents

Lone Star Industries New Orleans Plant: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Orleans County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600188

MSHA record for Lone Star Industries New Orleans Plant (mine ID 1600188). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Okc Corp 1950 to 1980
  2. Lone Star Industries Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lone Star Industries New Orleans Plant sits in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana · Population 376,035
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$55,339
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 6, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Star Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWISTED LOWER B5CK WHILE STACKING CEMENT BAGS ON PALLETS HE SAID THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 87 REPORTED THIS IS MAY 6, 1987.

1986 · 5 incidents

May 12, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Star Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING CATWAL5 REMOVING SCRAP IRON AND DEBRIS SMASHED AND BRUISED FINGER TIP RING FINGER LEFT HADN

March 26, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING PIECE O0 ROPE PULLING KNIFE TOWARD SELF AND STABBED SELF IN LEFT LEG

February 28, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING ACROSS 9OOM FLOOR STEPPED ON GRINDING BALL AND TWISTED RT KNEE

February 23, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING OPEN CO5E CAN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MIDDLE LEFT FINGER

January 14, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

PINCHED MIDDLE 0INGER ON RT HNAD WHILE SETTING FORKS ON TRUCK STRUCK ON PLATFORM

1983 · 1 incident

December 30, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lone Star Industries Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPING DOWN FROM D-7 DOZER STEPPED OFF TRACK TWISTED KNEE,TORE CARTILAGE OPERATED ON 2-3-84 RETURNED 3-28-84 EMPL LATER DECIDED TO FILE UNDER WORK.COMP.INJURY AT WORK SUSPECT.