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NICHOLSON PLANT: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John B Green
St Tammany County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600386

MSHA record for NICHOLSON PLANT (mine ID 1600386). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Standard Gravel Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

NICHOLSON PLANT sits in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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. Tammany Parish, Louisiana · Population 269,331
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$79,277
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

1987 · 1 incident

May 21, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS AL2NE BOARD PADDLEWHEEL WORKBOAT, WHICH HE HAD BOARDED TO TRAVEL AROUND PIPELINE TO CORRECT AN OVERTURNED PONTOON DRUM. NO TOOLS WERE INVOLVED. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SLIPPED IN HYDRAU LIC FLUID ON TH9 FLOOR OF THE BOAT, FALLING BUT CATCHING HIMSELF BEFORE HE LANDED. HE CONTINUED WORKING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT DAY, APPROX. 2 HOURS LONGER, AND NOTICED INJURY 5-22-87.

1986 · 1 incident

September 5, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON A BANK OF POND RE-AIGRING AND STRENTHENING NOW THE PORTOON BARRELS (OIL

1983 · 1 incident

February 8, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON DECK OF WORK BARGE.