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: 561 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Plant 6 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$3
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $836 in penalties contested before the Commission, $584 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$836 proposed, $584 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-07-27.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2007-08-30, 18 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2007-08-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-08-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2005-06-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.68
0.21
Supervisor, Co. Official
2005-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2003-12-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2003-12-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2003-12-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-12-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2002-07-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
1.2
0.24
Dredge/Barge Operator
2002-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2002-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-04-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-04-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Plant 6 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Louisiana, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
3.21
3.21
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
4.05
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
5.78
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2016
0
2015
18
2014
21
2013
22
2012
13
2011
14
2010
16
2009
20
2008
25
2007
23
2006
21
2005
14
2004
14
2003
12
2002
9
2001
7
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Plant 6 sits in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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. Helena Parish, Louisiana · Population 10,849
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,193
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
488
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,618
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,046
3
1
1466.3
2015 Q1
5,247
2
1
381.2
2014 Q4
9,504
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
12,729
2
1
157.1
2014 Q2
12,748
0
0
0.0
Show 57 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1
14,027
2
0
142.6
2013 Q4
16,829
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
16,328
2
1
122.5
2013 Q2
17,126
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
12,115
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
9,762
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,453
3
0
402.5
2012 Q2
9,482
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,036
3
0
332.0
2011 Q4
9,770
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,533
1
0
104.9
2011 Q2
8,985
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
7,879
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
9,366
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
9,794
2
0
204.2
2010 Q2
1,753
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
10,662
3
0
281.4
2009 Q4
9,718
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
10,474
4
1
381.9
2009 Q2
12,412
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
16,729
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
17,326
3
0
173.2
2008 Q3
17,261
9
2
521.4
2008 Q2
6,233
1
0
160.4
2008 Q1
17,329
4
0
230.8
2007 Q4
17,821
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
16,762
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
17,165
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
17,410
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
15,730
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
16,576
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
15,996
2
0
125.0
2006 Q1
14,137
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,329
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
9,506
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
9,590
6
1
625.7
2005 Q1
10,251
6
1
585.3
2004 Q4
8,784
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
8,720
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
8,758
2
1
228.4
2004 Q1
9,143
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,224
1
0
108.4
2003 Q3
9,474
1
0
105.6
2003 Q2
8,448
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
6,961
1
1
143.7
2002 Q4
6,806
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,400
3
2
468.8
2002 Q2
6,080
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,878
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,314
2
0
376.4
2001 Q3
4,885
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,060
1
1
485.4
2001 Q1
4,978
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,799
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,424
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,896
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,661
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2013 · 1 incident
July 23, 2013LA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
An accident occurred during routine maintenance on C10X10-30 Dredge. The pump shaft assembly was not properly rigged to prevent hazardous motion. The assembly slipped when lifted, striking and knocking the employee to the deck. The assembly landed on the employees leg resulting in two broken bones.
2009 · 1 incident
March 9, 2009LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was instructed to perform housekeeping task at the east plant. While picking up pieces of expanded metal, caught the end of his middle finger of his left hand on a sharp edge of the metal, resulting in a laceration. The employee was not wearing his gloves at the time of the injury. The leather gloves were in his back pocket.
2007 · 3 incidents
June 29, 2007LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
TXI Operations LP · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee went into switchhouse by washing plant and was stung on the left by wasp. He went to the hospital to get a shot of Benadryl.
May 23, 2007LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
TXI Operations LP · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE was climbing up on a sand classifier to check a stopped chute, when he was attacked by a wasp and stung 4 times. Stung on right eye, right side of neck, right shoulder, and middle back. EE went to hospital to get shot of benadryl because he is allergic to stings of any kind, but ret'd to work after shot.
April 19, 2007LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ee was unhooking a chain on two pieces of equipment, being taken down from another plant. As he bent down to unhook chain he lost his balance and fell on another piece of troughing that had a sharp edge to it. He cut his left lower arm on metal, which left a cut to arm that required stitches.
2006 · 1 incident
August 1, 2006LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down off of catwalk on radial stacker. He had mud on his boots and was not wearing his work gloves. As he climbed down his foot slipped and his little finger on right hand snagged on cover for tail pulley of stacker. His little finger on right hand was cut.
2001 · 1 incident
November 14, 2001LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MINER WAS TO REPAIR HANDRAIL OF CATWALK WHICH HAD EARLIER BEEN HIT BY A TRENCHHOE & PUSHED TO ANANGLE. MINER PUSHED HANDRAIL TO UPRIGHT POSTION TO MAKE REPAIR. WHEN DOING SO, 3/4 COLE ROLE BRO KE FROM WELD STRIKING MINER ON BRIDGE OF NOSE. MINER WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS RETURNED TO LIGHT DUTY. ON 10/27 MINER RETURNED TO DOCTOR & WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST.
EE WAS HELPING TAKE A TRACK APART USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND DRIVING PIN. A PART OF THE PIN SHEERED AND HIT EE ON SHIN
August 3, 1998LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE HAD REMOVED CHUNK FROM DREDGE PUMP & REPLACED THE LID. HE TURNED TO STEP OFF THE PUMP STAND. THE DREDGE DECK WAS WET & THE EE SLIPPED FALLING INTO THE SIDE WINDOW OF DREDGE.
1997 · 1 incident
January 16, 1997LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE EE WAS HELPING TO ADJUST THE IMPELLER ON A GRAVEL DREDGE, HE HIT THE TABLE OF THE PUMP STAND WITH A MAUL TO HELP MOVE THE IMPELLER INTO PLACE. THERE WAS SOME SAND ON THE TABLE & THIS FLE W UP HITTING HIM IN THE EYE. EE THROUGH HE GOT THE SAND OUT OF HIS EYE THAT DAY BUT IT BEGAN HURTING WORSE 1-18-97. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A DR.'S APPT. UNTIL 1-20-97.
1996 · 1 incident
April 19, 1996LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Industries · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING TO PUT A GEAR BOX ON THE DIESEL ENGINE ON DREDGE USING A COMEALONG TO LIFT IT. CORNER OF GEAR BOX HUNG ON MOTOR PLATFORM. WHEN EES SHIFTED GEAR BOX TO GET IT UNHUNG, IT CAME LOO SE & SWUNG AROUND PINNING EE'S LEFT HAND AGAINST THE CLUTCH SHAFT ON THE DREDGE.
1987 · 1 incident
November 16, 1987LA · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON