Mining Incidents

CRH PLC controller

MSHA controller ID: M06183

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Fatalities
17
Total incidents
4007
Mines on record
510
Years on record
1986–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
23,556
citations
4,023
significant & substantial
$9,469,783
proposed penalties
$7,411,901
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,057,881 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18,139
inspections on record
315,806
inspection hours
7.5
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.
23,556 citations across 315,806 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.
$9.5M
proposed penalties
$8.1M
current assessed
$7.4M
paid to date
$710K
outstanding
22,634 assessments are final orders; 750 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
77 (1f)
2025
173
2024
179 (1f)
2023
144 (3f)
2022
136
2021
113
2020
124 (1f)
2019
54

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

17 recorded
January 8, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Third party delivery driver of raw materials was found deceased trapped between the frame and dump bed of EE's I-Bar owned and operated delivery truck. The driver was located on the West edge of the iron ore stockpile.

August 22, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC-Central, Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee fell through opening/hole in platform that had been removed, fell about 20 feet and received head trauma. Update: The employee passed away on 9/6/24.

December 14, 2023 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec Fatality · MACHINERY
Staker & Parson Companies · Struck by falling object

EE STARTED THE DAY AND HAD WORKED AT THE SHOP LOCATED IN LEHI, UTAH FOR THE MAJORITY OF EE'S WHOLE SHIFT. THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO OUR CREW TO CONTINUE WORKING. EE DROVE TO THE WORKSITE. WHILE EE WAS THERE, EE WAS WALKING AND WHILE WALKING EE WAS STRUCK BY THE FORKS OF A PEICE OF EQUIPMENT THAT FELL OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN EE'S LIFE ENDING.

September 12, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

Unknown- Truck over traveled dump site through berm. Truck traveled down and resting submerged in pit. Accident under investigation.

March 1, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Mountain Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

OUR EMPLOYEE WORKING AT MOUNTAIN AGGREGATES QUARRY MINE SITE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE OPERATING A DOZER ON AN ACCESS RD IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT LEFT THE ACCESS RD AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

February 27, 2020 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Four employees were installing a steel plate. The plate was 20' wide x 8' high x 1" thick. A small loader put the forks against the plate 5 feet up. The operator re-position the forks 3 feet lower so employee 1 could stand on forks and get a better reach. The plate became unstable and fell on top of employee 1, pinning the employee.

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