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Talley Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ruth L Mahler
Washington County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600522

MSHA record for Talley Pit (mine ID 1600522). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Dial Gravel Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Sun Industries 1980 to 1981
  3. Trail Construction Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Talley Pit sits in Washington 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.
Washington Parish, Louisiana · Population 45,238
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$42,776
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 15, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trail Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE REMOVING A COUPLING SLEEVE FROM A 6 AND 5/8 INCH DREDGE DISCHARGE PIPELINE. THE ONE WITH THE HAMMER STRUCK THE INJURED MAN WITH THE 8 POUND MALL. THE INJURY WAS INFLECTED TO THE 2ND DIGET,3RIGHT HAND.