Paradise Aggregates Plant
Metal/Non-Metal
Pineville,
Rapides County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600333
Paradise Aggregates Plant has $294 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1988–1996
- Latest incident
- Feb 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 45 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Paradise Aggregates Plant has $294 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2003 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2003 Q1 |
1,040 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
1,004 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
1,929 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
2,355 |
1 |
1 |
424.6 |
| 2000 Q1 |
4,195 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
1996 · 1 incident
February 24, 1996
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS STARTING 3306 ENGINE WITH CAN OF STARTINGFLUID - CAN SHORTED OUT ON STARTED SOLENOID TERMINALS.
1995 · 2 incidents
November 2, 1995
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
ELECTRICAL
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING HOLD OF DREDGE TO START THE ENGINES. HE WAS CARRYING A CAN OF STARTING FLUID. AS HE WENT AROUND THE 3306 ENGINE, THE CAN OF STARTING FLUID ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED THE TERMINAL S OF THE STARTER SHORTING THEM OUT. THE RESULTING SPARK BURNED A HOLE IN THE CAN AND IGNITED THE ESCAPING FLUID BURNING HIM.
February 10, 1995
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS REMOVING BEARING HOUSING FROM PUMP SHAFT--IT WAS STUCK SO EE HELD WITH LEFT HAND & STRUCK WITH SHOP HAMMER--HOUSING BROKE LOOSE FELL APPROX 6"--MASHING LEFT RING FINGER ON CONCRETE FLOO R.
1994 · 2 incidents
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ADJUSTING BELT TENSION ON THE SAND PUMP, WHEN HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE.
April 20, 1994
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL, A PIECE FLEW INTO ELFT EYE CAUSING IRATATION.
1988 · 1 incident
June 22, 1988
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING DOZIER RAKE ONTO TRAILER. HE HAD LOADED LIFTING CHAIN THRU LOADER BVUCKET & DIRECTED LOADER WITHIN APPROX 3' OF RAKE. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LOAD LIFTING CHAIN OV ER RAKE, RAKE WAS SITTING IN LOOSE SAND & GRAVEL. APPARENTLY WEIGHT OF CHAIN CAUSED IT TO ROCK FORWARD PINNING EMPL BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & RAKE. EMPL RECEIVED BROKN RIBS & BRUISED ABDOMENT
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