Mining Incidents

Sun Minerals, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Sun Minerals, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Marvin D Bryant Jr
Sun, Washington County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601293

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
60
citations
10
significant & substantial
$8,153
proposed penalties
$8,153
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 2,499 2 2 800.3
2016 Q3 4,399 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,939 1 0 253.9
2016 Q1 4,370 2 0 457.7
2015 Q1 4,287 3 0 699.8
2013 Q4 5,166 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 3,620 2 1 552.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2008 · 1 incident

May 2, 2008 LA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sun Minerals LLC · Struck by falling object

Forkllift operator was unloading pallets from the delivery trailer. The driver walked up to stow his tarp straps in the bin, Some pallets shifted and fell, striking EE on the head and foot.

2007 · 1 incident

July 19, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sun Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and co-worker were removing some old discharge pipes from the screening deck. EE made his 1st cut and handed the torch to co-worker to walk around the other side. When he walked around the pipe, he stepped in a hole where a 6 inch pipe had been cut out the evening before. When he stepped into the hole he twisted his ankle and fell against a hummer shaker.

2006 · 1 incident

February 3, 2006 LA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Sun Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working as a loader operator when they called him to came help because the bags were hanging up on the rollers. While he was checking the palletizer, operator automatically hit the door closure switch trapping his foot under the bar. This resulted in a hairline fracture to one of his toes.

2002 · 2 incidents

April 20, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Industries · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WORKING ON THE COOLER. AS HE EXITED THE COOLER HE HAD HIS FOOT BRACED ON A PIPE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

March 25, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Industries · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS USING A 2 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET THE TAIL PULLEY OUT OF THE VARIABLE SPEED BELT. THE END CAME OFF THE HAMMER AND THE MOMENTUM CAUSED HIS FINGER TO HIT THE END OF THE TAIL PULLEY. THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED & LACERACTED. IT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

June 25, 2001 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A CAADIAN GOSLING HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC MESH TANGLED AROUND HIS BEAK. INJURED CAUGHT THE GOSLING WITH 2 CO-WORKERS AND REMOVED THE MEST. IN THE PROCESS INJURED TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 8, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ON HIS POCKET KNIFE TRYING TO CUTTHE STRINGS ON THE DECORATION. THE KNIFE SLIPPED& STUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRED STITCHES RETURNED TO FULL DUTY SAME AFTERNOON

July 27, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Texas Industries · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BAG DISCHARGER ON THE 787 FORCE FLOW VALVE PACKER TO ACCOMODATE 50 LBS BAGS. AS HE REACHED DOWN HE SLIPPED HIS RIGHT THUMB WENT UNDER THE BAG DISCHARGER AND HIS RIGHT SHOU LDER HIT THE START BUTTON.T HE BAG DISCHARGER CLOSE ON HIS THUMB. THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED 3-5 SECONDS LATER. HIS THUMB WAS SEVERLY LACERATED.