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Morgan City Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Milwhite Inc · Facility
St Mary County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600495

Morgan City Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Milwhite Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1989 3
1988 6
1987 7
1986 7
1985 12
1984 11
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Morgan City Plant sits in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 7.5% 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.
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana · Population 48,455
7.5%
Mining share of county employment
$51,768
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

April 10, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milwhite Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS GOING T2 LOWER THE FIRE ON THE DRYER AND WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO DO SO HE HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON A PART OF THE DRYER

1985 · 1 incident

December 18, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milwhite Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HI7TING ON A WOODEN PALLET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.HE WAS NOT WEARING ANY PROTECTION ON HIS EYES,WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW FROM THE PALLET HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE..RIG HT EYE WAS BRUI8ED,NO FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND IN THE EYE.