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Lafarge S A controller

MSHA controller ID: M02063

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Fatalities
9
Total incidents
4319
Mines on record
162
Years on record
1983–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12,101
citations
2,782
significant & substantial
$7,582,887
proposed penalties
$6,207,522
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,375,365 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3,636
inspections on record
103,033
inspection hours
11.7
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.
12,101 citations across 103,033 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.
$7.6M
proposed penalties
$6.2M
current assessed
$6.2M
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
12,004 assessments are final orders; 216 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-02-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
17
2014
46
2013
36 (1f)
2012
64
2011
57 (1f)
2010
65
2009
61
2008
119
2007
139
2006
136
2005
148
2004
112

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

9 recorded
January 7, 2013 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lafarge West, Inc · Struck by falling object

While retrieving samples from quarry face, employee was struck on left shoulder by a rock, resulting in fractures.

September 23, 2011 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge North America, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was changing screen material in a triple deck screen when he fell over the hand rail. He fell approximately 56 feet to the ground below.

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