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Jena Aggregates Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Trout, La Salle County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601298

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Mar 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
55
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,572
proposed penalties
$6,710
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
2019 Q2 962 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 304 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,012 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 398 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,119 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 366 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,176 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,906 1 1 524.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TXI Operations LP · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was outside of breakroom with coffee pot. Miner noticed truck in plant and hurriedly turned to go back into breakroom. When doing so, Miner tripped stepping up into breakroom and fell to the floor with coffee pot in hand. Coffee pot shattered. Miner's right hand was cut including a piece of glass enbedded in palm of right hand.

January 29, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TXI Operations LP · Fall onto or against objects

Miners were making repairs to water pump on dredge. Miner went to get crescent wrench from motorboat. When stepping from dredge to motor boat, miner slipped and fell toward welding machine. Miner' s right leg contacted the lead holder causing a laceration. Miner received 9 sutures. Contributing factors: Welding machine in motorboat.

2010 · 1 incident

March 22, 2010 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
TXI Operations LP · Flash burns (welding)

Miner was a bystander where welding on a piece of 30" pipe was being performed. Miner was exposed to welding flashes and injured eyes. Miner claims to have been turning as welding took place.

2009 · 1 incident

December 10, 2009 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
TXI Operations LP · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a John Deere 824J loader. Employee did not repond to radio transmission. A fellow employee went to location of loader operator and found loader operator unresponsive. 911 was called. Employees performed CPR until EMS arrived.

2007 · 1 incident

May 4, 2007 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
TXI Operations LP · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was disassembling pump & left ring finger between flange & piece of pipe.

2005 · 1 incident

September 20, 2005 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
TXI Operations LP · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM DREDGE TO BOAT LANDING WHEN THE WORKBOAT RAN AGROUND BETWEEN PIPELINE & LANDING. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM BOAT & PULLED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2004 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE & SLIVER OF METAL GOT IN MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

April 15, 2004 LA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall onto or against objects

EE INJURED LEFT SHIN WHILE TRANSFERRING A 3" PUMP FROM THE BANK TO THE WORK BARGE. THE BANK BEGAN TO CAVE & EE LUNGED TO THE WORK BARGE. EE'S LEFT SHIN SCRAPED THE EDGE OF THE BARGE. 1ST AID WAS ADMINISTERED & EE RETURNED TO NORMAL DUTIES. ON 6/4/04 EE & MANAGEMENT FELT INFECTION WAS SETTING IN. ON 6/8 EE WENT TO DR & RX WAS GIVEN. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY. 6/11/04 SAW SPECIALIST.

2002 · 1 incident

May 16, 2002 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall onto or against objects

HAD SURGERY 5/16/02: WAS STEPPING INTO WORKBOAT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT ARM & ELBOW

2001 · 2 incidents

May 11, 2001 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING BARGE WHEN BARGE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROPE. ROPE THEN WAS PULLED CAUSING TENSION. EE CUT ROPE WITH KNIFE, ROPE BACKLASHED, STRIKING EE IN TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

March 24, 2001 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING PUMP BEARING ON DREDGE, BEARING TURNEDIN HOUSING SMASHING HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND HOUSING.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 22, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall to the walkway or working surface

USING A 3/8" CHAIN TO SECURE IMPELLER CHAIN BROKE CAUSING EE TO FALL & TWIST LEFT KNEE Y

July 7, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall from machine

GETTING INTO WORKBOAT TO GO BACK TO DREDGE FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL DOWN ON RIGHT SHOULDER & ARM