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Texana Aggregates Co.: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Texana Aggregates Company · Surface
Controlled by David E Joshlin
Vernon County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600999

Texana Aggregates Co. has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
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: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture 1981 to 1994
  2. Texana Aggregates Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 1
1996 0
1995 2
1994 2
1989 15
1988 18
1987 15
1986 15
1985 20
1984 23
1983 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Texana Aggregates Co. sits in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 1.4% 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.
Vernon Parish, Louisiana · Population 47,764
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,281
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 22, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Contact with electrical current

CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING CRANE BOOM. HIT POWER LINE. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO ONLY CUT STEEL FROM STRUCTURE AND NOT TO GET ON CRANE AS IT WAS NOT HIS ASSIGNED MACHINE. NOT KNOWN WHY HE DID MOVE C RANE BOOM.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

July 31, 1987 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUT CH5IN ON MOTOR TO LIFT IT. MOTOR TILTED TO RIGHT. EMPLOYEE GOT ON MOTOR TO BALANCE IT. IT TILTED AND FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND CHAIN.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1984 · 1 incident

May 25, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southwest Sand & Gravel-Joint Venture · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS PREPARING A LOAD OF SAND PALLETS FOR SHIPMENT. HE WAS USING OFF LOADING DEVICE ON TRAILER. HE WAS UPON TOP OF TRAILER TRYING TO OPERATE CONTROLS FROM TOP OF TRAILER. THESE SHOULD O NLY BE OPERATED FROM GROUND POSITION HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FRAME AND LIFTING DEVICE AND CRUSHED HAND.