Mining Incidents

Holcim Ltd controller

MSHA controller ID: 0119681

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
813
Mines on record
74
Years on record
2015–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
13,739
citations
2,419
significant & substantial
$15,477,001
proposed penalties
$12,974,745
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,502,256 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
3,011
inspections on record
106,333
inspection hours
12.9
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.
13,739 citations across 106,333 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.
$15.5M
proposed penalties
$13.6M
current assessed
$13.0M
paid to date
$589K
outstanding
13,573 assessments are final orders; 141 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2025
35
2024
77
2023
71 (1f)
2022
76
2021
78
2020
80
2019
85 (1f)
2018
75
2017
76
2016
110
2015
50

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
July 17, 2023 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE's working to clean the mainframe arm on primary crusher. During the lift, the rigging assembly appears to have failed, striking the EE who was located in the line of fire.

December 3, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · HOISTING
Amrize Cement Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

A contractor was servicing the Alimak elevator at the fourth level of the pre-heater tower. The contractor was on top of the elevator and a mine employee was inside the elevator assisting. The person inside the elevator heard a clicking sound and the elevator started a downward descent. The contractor on top of the elevator received crushing injuries when the elevator moved.

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