Mining Incidents

Blue Circle Industries Plc controller

MSHA controller ID: M05332

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Fatalities
8
Total incidents
1619
Mines on record
29
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
628
citations
155
significant & substantial
$94,700
proposed penalties
$94,700
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
147
inspections on record
3,989
inspection hours
15.7
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.
628 citations across 3,989 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.
$95K
proposed penalties
$95K
current assessed
$95K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
625 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2001
59
2000
95 (1f)
1999
55
1998
53
1997
45
1996
66
1995
59
1994
68
1993
61
1992
82
1991
97
1990
97 (1f)
1989
152
1988
11

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

8 recorded
May 1, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOW OUT OF ANOTHER PIT. THE EE MADE THE TRONSITION WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THE EE'S LAST LOAD BEFORE THE END OF THE SHIFT, FOOT DEEP POOL OF WATER. AFTER EVENING THE WATER THE EE RAISED HIS TRUCK BED & TURNED HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THE EE THEN EMPTED TO EXIT FROM VEHCILE ONTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FT AWAY. THE EE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENBANKMENT AND D

October 18, 1990 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Circle Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A RAIL CAR WITH CEMENT DESPITE BEING GIVEN A SAFETY BELT BY HIS LEADMAN & INSTRUCTIONS TO USE & DESPITE WARNINGS BY WITNESSES TO PUT IT ON IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDEN T HE DID NOT DO SO HE TRIPPED ONTO THE RAIL CAR & FELL INTO THE HATCH HE LATER DIED OF SUFFOCATION

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