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Hanson PLC controller

MSHA controller ID: M00521

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Fatalities
19
Total incidents
5967
Mines on record
320
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,921
citations
812
significant & substantial
$803,448
proposed penalties
$626,882
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $176,566 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3,650
inspections on record
64,137
inspection hours
7.7
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.
4,921 citations across 64,137 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.
$803K
proposed penalties
$636K
current assessed
$627K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
4,831 assessments are final orders; 93 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
123
2006
142
2005
158
2004
160 (1f)
2003
155 (2f)
2002
139
2001
123

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

19 recorded
March 23, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck by falling object

Drop ball on crane fell striking victim in the head.

September 26, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TIRE SERVICE TECH WAS POSITIONING A 50 TON DUMP TRUCK TIRE WHEN THE TIRE FELL FROM THE BOOM CLAMP TRAPPING TECH BETWEEN TIRE AND BOOM TRUCK BED AND FRAME. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOOM TRUCK BUT FA TALLY INJURING THE TIRE TECH. THE AREA WAS AN OPEN FIELD AREA, WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AREA WAS DRY, DAYLIGHT HOURS.

August 21, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Struck by falling object

THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD CONVEYOR SHUTTLE, LOAD WAS SUSPENDED IN AIR SO TRUCK COULD BACK UNDER IT. CRANE STARTED SWINGING AND TILTING ALLOWING LOAD TO FALL. LOAD STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

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