Southern Filter Media Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WELDING, STOOD UP & BUMPED HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A PLATE DIRECTLY OVER HIM.
SOUTHERN FILTER MEDIA INC: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Southern Filter Media Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
M D Bryant Jr
East Baton Rouge County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601199
MSHA record for SOUTHERN FILTER MEDIA INC (mine ID 1601199). 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
- 1992–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
Ownership history
- Southern Filter Media Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
SOUTHERN FILTER MEDIA INC sits in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana · Population 452,821
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$63,075
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1995 · 3 incidents
October 20, 1995
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Filter Media Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE STEAM CLEANING HIS TRUCK, TRIPPED OVER STEAM CLEANING HOSE, SLIPPED & FELL.
June 21, 1995
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Filter Media Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FORKLIFT WAS IN OPERATION MOVING FULL PALLET OF SAND, WHEN IT BUMPED EMPTY PALLET AND KNOCKED IT INTO THE EE.
1993 · 1 incident
August 31, 1993
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Filter Media Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON TRUCK, SHOULDER TOUCHED MUFFLER. RECEIVED BURN TO LEFT SHOULDER.
1992 · 1 incident
February 25, 1992
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Southern Filter Media Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE BAG CHAIR FROM 100LB BAG POSITION TO THE 50LB POSITION & HE BUMPED THE BAG FILL AIR BUTTON WITH HIS SHOULDER CAUSING THE BAG CHAIR TO EXTEND CUTTING THE EMPLOY EES FINGER