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Lone Star Industries Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M00122

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Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1730
Mines on record
57
Years on record
1983–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
170
citations
47
significant & substantial
$31,138
proposed penalties
$29,394
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,744 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
1,220
inspection hours
13.9
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.
170 citations across 1,220 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
169 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2003
16
2002
22
2001
21
2000
14
1999
39
1998
58
1997
80 (1f)
1996
86
1995
98
1994
98
1993
86
1992
92
1991
134
1990
91 (1f)
1989
65

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded
September 8, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic Fatality · MACHINERY
Lone Star Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ADJUSTING CABLE ON DRUMS OF BRIDGE CRANE TROLLEY, FOLLOWING REPAIR OF CABLE. EE FELL BETWEEN HOIST AND CLOSING LINE DRUMS WHEN BUCKET WAS LOWERED AND SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.

September 25, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck by powered moving object

AN 85 TON HAUL TRUCK, HAVING COMPLETED DUMPING AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WAS GIVEN THE GO SIGNAL FROM THE CRUSHER OPERATOR. AS HE PROCEEDED FROM THE CRUSHER, A PERSONAL VEHICLE DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EMPL OYEE DROVE INTO HIS PATH AND TRUCK DROVE ONTO VEHICLE WITH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DISTANCE TRAVELED 10-15 FEET.

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