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Ash Grove Cement Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00051

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Fatalities
11
Total incidents
3432
Mines on record
80
Years on record
1983–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,928
citations
942
significant & substantial
$2,146,605
proposed penalties
$1,737,032
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $409,573 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,796
inspections on record
46,599
inspection hours
10.6
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.
4,928 citations across 46,599 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.
$2.1M
proposed penalties
$1.7M
current assessed
$1.7M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4,874 assessments are final orders; 150 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-06-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
25
2017
50
2016
51 (1f)
2015
48
2014
80
2013
62
2012
54
2011
53
2010
47
2009
62
2008
107
2007
61 (1f)
2006
60
2005
95
2004
116 (1f)
2003
29

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

11 recorded
May 10, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ash Grove Cement Company · Fall from machine

Employee was found on the floor of the #2 slurry tank. Employee had significant head injuries and was pronounced dead by the Justice of the Peace. The accident scene is currently under a Section 103(k) order and subject to MSHA investigation.

July 18, 2007 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Drowning

Two front end loaders, one on each side, were being used to position an 80 foot section of 18 inch diameter pipe in the waters edge. When the loader on the right was about 25-30 feet from the lake, the bank started to cave in. Within 3 minutes the loader was submerged in about 20 feet of water.

April 16, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ash Grove Cement Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Truck driver's lid got stuck on safety cage and when he tried to pry it free, it came loose and sprung and hit him. He fell 11 feet. This was told to me by Ralph Rodriguez.

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