Struck by falling object
The EE was loading lifters when a piece of rock (approx. 4'x 5' x 2') fell from the ceiling and struck the EE. The EE was not pinned under the rock. This resulted in a fatal accident.
Heidelberg Materials AGController
MSHA Controller ID: M00004
- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 1,000
- Mines on record
- 157
- Period
- —
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 58 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 210 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS331 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)160 non-fatal
- MACHINERY83 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
33
2025
91 (1f)
2024
84
2023
71
2022
94
2021
103
2020
83 (1f)
2019
108
2018
103
2017
156 (1f)
2016
74 (1f)
Operators under this controller
- Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC317
- Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.123
- Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC95
- Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC85
- Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC59
- Hanson Aggregates LLC53
- Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.47
- Hanson Material Service36
- Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC32
- Hanson Aggregates BMC Inc24
- Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc20
- HM Pacific Northwest, Inc.18
- Lehigh Northeast Cement Company16
- Giant Cement Company11
- Essroc Cement Corp.11
- Cadman Inc10
- Cadman (Rock) Inc7
- Lehigh Cement West LLC6
- Mission Valley Rock, LLC5
- Corliss Resources, LLC4
- Hanson Aggregates Davon, LLC4
- Martin Marietta Northern California Aggregates,LLC4
- Highway Materials LLC3
- Cadman (Black Diamond) Inc3
- HM Northwest Cement Company3
- Argos Puerto Rico Corp2
- Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc1
- Essroc Cement Corp.1
Mines on record
- Leeds PlantAL
- YAVAPAI PLANT 22AZ
- Clarkdale Plant #24AZ
- RIVER RANCH PLANT 40AZ
- Coolidge Plant 65AZ
- Heidelberg Materials Little River PlantAR
- Redding PlantCA
- Lehigh Permanente QuarryCA
- Clayton AggregatesCA
- Tehachapi Cement, LLC.CA
- San Andreas AggregatesCA
- Santa Margarita AggregatesCA
- Hughson AggregatesCA
- Irwindale AggregatesCA
- Sunol AggregatesCA
- LAKESIDE - VIGILANTE AGGREGATESCA
- Permanente Cement Plant & QuarryCA
- EAGLE VALLEY AGGREGATESCA
- Santee AggregatesCA
- Athens QuarryGA
- Gainesville QuarryGA
- Toccoa QuarryGA
- Lithonia/Pine Mountain QuarryGA
- Habersham QuarryGA
- Fayette County QuarryGA
- Monroe County QuarryGA
- Sparta QuarryGA
- Walton Co. QuarryGA
- Nokomis QuarryIL
- Indian Point QuarryIL
- Thornton QuarryIL
- Federal QuarryIL
- Fairmount QuarryIL
- Romeo QuarryIL
- Morris Sand & GravelIL
- Algonquin Sand & GravelIL
- Federal UndergroundIL
- Lockport ShopIL
- Versailles QuarryIN
- Mitchell PlantIN
- Logansport Cement PlantIN
- Speed Cement PlantIN
- Ardmore Stone QuarryIN
- Woodburn IIIN
- Scott County QuarryIN
- HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACEIN
- Coopers Lane MineIN
- Hayden QuarryIN
- Ward StoneIN
- Angola Sand & GravelIN
- Putnamville QuarryIN
- Aggrock QuarryIN
- Milner QuarryIN
- Monon QuarryIN
- Mason City PlantIA
- FLEMINGSBURG QUARRYKY
- Tyrone Mine & MillKY
- UPTON QUARRYKY
- Russellville Quarry & MillKY
- MT. VERNON MINE & MILLKY
- Franklin Quarry & MillKY
- Elkton QuarryKY
- LAUREL QUARRYKY
- AA LimestoneKY
- UNION BRIDGE MDMD
- Berlin PlantNJ
- Newport PlantNJ
- Oriskany Falls PlantNY
- Glens Falls QuarryNY
- JORDANVILLE PLANTNY
- Honeoye Falls PlantNY
- Skaneateles PlantNY
- Geneva-Oaks Corners PlantNY
- Stafford QuarryNY
- Jamesville PlantNY
- OGDENSBURG PLANTNY
- Glens Falls PlantNY
- South Onondaga PitNY
- Oakwood PlantNY
- ClarendonNY
- JOHNSTOWN QUARRYNY
- Butler PlantNY
- NEVERSON QUARRYNC
- PRINCETON QUARRYNC
- Crabtree QuarryNC
- Raleigh QuarryNC
- Elliott Sand & GravelNC
- ROCKY MOUNT QUARRYNC
- Gardner QuarryNC
- HOLLY SPRINGS QUARRYNC
- PLUM RUN STONEOH
- Waterville Stone QuarryOH
- Bloomville Stone QuarryOH
- Sandusky QuarryOH
- Sylvania Stone QuarryOH
- Wagner QuarriesOH
- Eagle Crushed StoneOH
- Dry Fork Sand & GravelOH
- Davis PlantOK
- Coyote Springs Sand & GravelOR
- Canby PitOR
- Downingtown QuarryPA
- SPRINGFIELD PIKE MINE & PLANTPA
- Plymouth Meeting QuarryPA
- Glen MillsPA
- STROUDSBURG QUARRYPA
- Salona PlantPA
- Pine Creek QuarryPA
- Milton PlantPA
- Lehigh White Cement Company, LLCPA
- EVANSVILLE PLANTPA
- Nazareth Plant IPA
- Oak Hall QuarryPA
- Curtin Gap QuarryPA
- Lake Ariel QuarryPA
- Penns Park QuarryPA
- Montoursville Sand & GravelPA
- Bloomsburg QuarryPA
- Torrance Mine (UG)PA
- RICH HILL UNDERGROUND MINE & PLANTPA
- Dredge Thaddus CarrOH
- Nazareth 1 QuarryPA
- Giant Cement CompanySC
- BREWER SANDSC
- ANDERSON QUARRYSC
- Lowrys QuarrySC
- Sandy Flat QuarrySC
- Clinton QuarrySC
- Bridgeport PlantTX
- SERVTEX PLANTTX
- Burnet PlantTX
- Waco PlantTX
- LAKE BRIDGEPORT QUARRYTX
- Arena PlantTX
- EAGLE LAKE PLANTTX
- OGLESBY QUARRYTX
- Sealy PlantTX
- WHITNEYTX
- Bristol Sand & GravelTX
- Rosser Sand & GravelTX
- Gordon PlantTX
- Salado PlantTX
- Hanson Aggregates VirginiaVA
- Cadman (Redmond)WA
- Enumclaw Pit & PlantWA
- Sumner Pit And PlantWA
- Thun Field PitWA
- Thunder Mountain QuarryWA
- Cadman Black DiamondWA
- Heidelberg Materials High Rock QuarryWA
- Lehigh Northwest Cement CompanyWA
- Lewisville PitWA
- Granite Falls QuarryWA
- North BendWA
- Cadman Longview (Gold Bar) PitWA
- MartinsburgWV
- Cantera EspinosaPR
Fatalities under this controller
4 recordedFall from machine
Contractor truck driver was found lying on the ground on the drivers side of cement haul truck at the east truck access platform outbound lane by Golden Star trucking trainer and trainee at ~ 1:30-1:45 pm.
Contact with hot objects or substances
A fatal accident occurred on December 30, 2017. The employee was driving a Dodge pick-up in a stockpile area and pulled in behind a Caterpillar 992G loader. As the loader reversed, it struck the pick-up which then caught fire. The resulting injuries were fatal.
Struck against a moving object
Employee was fatally injured when the haul truck employee was operating drove off the haul road and fell into the quarry pit below