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PEARL RIVER SAND & GRAVEL(PIT#1): 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Texas Industries Inc
St Tammany County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600872

MSHA record for PEARL RIVER SAND & GRAVEL(PIT#1) (mine ID 1600872). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1997
Latest incident
May 1997
Ownership history
  1. T L James & Company Inc 1950 to 1996
  2. Louisiana Industries 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PEARL RIVER SAND & GRAVEL(PIT#1) 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

5 on file

1997 · 1 incident

May 6, 1997 LA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Louisiana Industries · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE STRIPPING SITE ON THE BACKHOE, WHEN HE HOPPED OFF THE BACKHOE AND FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT AT THE TIME, BUT WHEN HE GOT HOME THAT AFTERNOON AND SHOWERED AND SAT DOWN, THE AREA STIFFENED UP AND BEGAN HURTING AND EMPLOYEE WAS IN PAIN WHENEVER HE TRIED TO WALK.

1996 · 1 incident

April 24, 1996 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
T L James & Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELD A FLAT BAR ON A RETURN ROLLER BY HOLDING IT WHILE ANOTHER DID THE WELDING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOOK AWAY QUICK ENOUGH WHEN WELDING BEGAN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SY MPTOMS UNTIL 9:00 PM THAT NIGHT WHEN HE WENT TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

1994 · 1 incident

August 25, 1994 LA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T L James & Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING BOXES & FILES DURING REMODELING OF SCALE HOUSE, EE REACHED LOW UNDER A CABINET TO MOVE SOME ITEMS AND FELT A KINK IN HER NECK. PAIN DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT DAY, WHEN SHE GOT HOME HER NECK & SHOULDER WERE IN PAIN AND HER HAND WNUMB. EE WENT HOSPITAL ER LATE THAT NIGHT AND TO HER OWN DR. MONDAY MORNING.

1993 · 1 incident

May 20, 1993 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T L James & Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DREDGE OPERATOR SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE DREDGE TO THE FUEL BARGE. HE FELL DOWN IN A SITTING POSITION, CATCHING HIMSELF TO SOFTEN HIS FALL. HE DID NOT HIT HIS HEAD, NECK OR SHOUL DERS, BUT HAD A STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK.

1984 · 1 incident

March 13, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T L James & Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHILE CHANGING CONVEYOR ROLLER. APPROX 8#.