Mining Incidents

Heidelberg Materials AG controller

MSHA controller ID: M00004

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Fatalities
11
Total incidents
4432
Mines on record
208
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28,543
citations
5,599
significant & substantial
$23,026,398
proposed penalties
$18,024,080
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,002,318 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10,539
inspections on record
257,515
inspection hours
11.1
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.
28,543 citations across 257,515 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.
$23.0M
proposed penalties
$19.0M
current assessed
$18.0M
paid to date
$980K
outstanding
27,889 assessments are final orders; 871 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
50
2025
91 (1f)
2024
84
2023
71
2022
94
2021
103
2020
83 (1f)
2019
108
2018
103
2017
156 (1f)
2016
57 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

11 recorded
September 2, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Struck by falling object

The EE was loading lifters when a piece of rock (approx. 4'x 5' x 2') fell from the ceiling and struck the EE. The EE was not pinned under the rock. This resulted in a fatal accident.

January 23, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Southwest Cement · Fall from machine

Contractor truck driver was found lying on the ground on the drivers side of cement haul truck at the east truck access platform outbound lane by Golden Star trucking trainer and trainee at ~ 1:30-1:45 pm.

December 30, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. · Contact with hot objects or substances

A fatal accident occurred on December 30, 2017. The employee was driving a Dodge pick-up in a stockpile area and pulled in behind a Caterpillar 992G loader. As the loader reversed, it struck the pick-up which then caught fire. The resulting injuries were fatal.

September 8, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was fatally injured when the haul truck employee was operating drove off the haul road and fell into the quarry pit below

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