Mining Incidents

Aggregate Industries PLC controller

MSHA controller ID: M07336

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
644
Mines on record
85
Years on record
1983–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,615
citations
535
significant & substantial
$463,234
proposed penalties
$423,649
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,585 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,236
inspections on record
20,291
inspection hours
12.9
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.
2,615 citations across 20,291 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$463K
proposed penalties
$424K
current assessed
$424K
paid to date
$380
outstanding
2,569 assessments are final orders; 43 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2014
1
2013
1
2011
1
2009
6
2008
16
2007
27
2006
26 (1f)
2005
35
2004
54
2003
30
2002
40 (1f)
2001
29
2000
31 (1f)
1999
37
1998
31 (1f)
1997
13
1996
6
1995
10 (1f)
1994
6
1993
9
1992
15
1991
24
1990
26
1989
53
1988
29
1987
21
1986
19 (1f)
1985
19
1984
13
1983
16

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
April 4, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee crawled 16 feet under primary and was entangled in tailpulley.

January 21, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Aggregate Industries WCR, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE EMPLOYEE ENTERED A LOG WASHER AND DID NOT FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES BY USING A LOCK OUT TAG OUT PROCEDURE. THE MACHINE WAS INADVERTENTLY ENERGIZED WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

February 8, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE SCRAPER OPERATOR AND EYE WITNESS SHOWS THAT THE EMPLOYEE MOVED BETWEEN A BACKING 633 CAT SCRAPER AND HIS PICKUP OUT OF THE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION. HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR SCRAPER TIRE RESULTING IN DEATH.

November 9, 1998 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AT APPROX. 4:45 EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING END DUMP CO # 31-054. THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH SB-2 THAT WAS TO BE DUMPED ON THE RAMP OF THE SB-2 STOCKPILE. THE MATERIAL WAS TO BE USED TO BUILD UP THE RAMP. AT APPROX. 5:10 AN EMPLOYEE OBSERVED END DUMP #54 LAYING ON ITS SIDE AT THE BASE OF THE STOCKPILE.

September 1, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Solite Corp · Fall from machine

WASHING OUT BARGE LOADOUT SYSTEM. FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT 30 FT ONTO WOODEN DECK. HEAD INJURIES.

June 16, 1986 MD · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
E L Gardner Inc · Struck against a moving object

WALKING CRANE T2 SUMP AREA, OPERATOR DID NOT STOP CRANE. CRANE WENT OVER 8' DROP AND LANDED ON TOP OF OPERATOR AND OPERATOR SUFFACATED.

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