ROYAL CEMENT COMPANY, INC. has $172K in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
44
Years on record
1987–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
152
citations
46
significant & substantial
$171,661
proposed penalties
$1,990
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $169,671 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
696
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 696 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
ROYAL CEMENT COMPANY, INC. has $172K in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K outstanding across 6 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$172K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$71K
outstanding
148 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-08-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
EE WAS COLLECTING DUST SAMPLES AND HE WAS FOUND IN THE DUST APPROXIAMEATELY THREE FEET DEEP AND THE DUST WAS HOT. INOFRMATION RECEIVED FROM THE DR THROUGH ONE OF THE COMPANY INVESTORS INDICATE S THE EE MAY HAVE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK BEFORETHE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HELP ARRIVED QUICKLY AND THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
July 1, 1999NV · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanFatality · ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CHECKING THE TRANSFORMER LOCATED AT LC2 TO SEE IF NEWLY PURCHASED TRANSFORMER COULD BE RETROFITTED. IT APPEARS THE VICTIM WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN COMING INTO CONTACT WITH 4160/480 VAC, THE HANDLE TO THE SQUARE D 4160 VAC DISCONNECT THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE TRANSFORMER HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT IN THE OFF POSITION. THE SHIELD BLADES WE
Reportable incidents
42 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2003 · 5 incidents
May 14, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON RAW MILL CLUTCH WITH A PROPANE TORCH AND THE TORCH FLARED AND RELEASED PARTICLES THAT FLEW INTO EYE, EMBEDDED OBJECT IN LEFT EYE WAS REMOVED.
February 12, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS INSTALLING SPROCKET IN COUNTERWEIGHT FOR BUCKET ELEVATOR, SLIPPED & THE SPROCKET HIT HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER.
February 7, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE INSTALLING BRICK INTO THE KILN, HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYES. HE DID NOT NOTIFY US ABOUT THE DOCTOR'S NOTE UNTIL 2-14-03. HE WENT TO A DIFFERENT DOCTORE, THEN THE DOCTOR WE USE.
WAS JACKING UP A PIECE OF METAL WITH A COME-A-LONG AND IT SLIPPED & POPPED HIM IN THE FACE MAKING A SMALL CUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE BETWEEN EYEBROWS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
January 12, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EE RECEIVED 10 STITCHES IN LEFT KNEE. EE WAS OUT OF WORK AREA, COMMITTED UNSAFE ACT & GOT HURT. EE WAS GETTING CLINKER SAMPLE FROM AN AREA THE WAS CLOSED LOCATED AT THE BACK END OF CLINKER COO LER. EE CHANGED SAMPLE PICK UP ON HER OWN. EE WAS WRITTEN UP ON MATTER.
2001 · 6 incidents
October 22, 2001NV · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerELECTRICAL
THE SUPERVISOR WAS INSTALLING A FUSE IN FUSE HOLDER. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. IN PULLING HIMSELF OFF HE SLIPPED & FELL CUTTING THE SIDE OF HIS FACE ON JUNCTION BOX. ELEVEN STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS FACE AT THEHOSPITAL.
EE WAS THE LOADER OPERATOR SAW THE FINISH MILL RECALIM HOPPER WAS STOPPED UP, SO HE CLIMBED UP AND REACHED INSIDE THE HOPPER WHILE THE BELT WAS STILL RUNNING THE TRY AND MOVE THE LARGE CHUNKS OF ROCK. THIS CAUSED THE CHUNKS TO BREAK QUICKLY CATCHING HIS HAND AND WRIST BEFORE HE COULD PULL THEM OUT, RESULTING IN A MAJOR LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND.
March 9, 2001NV · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN CINDER BLOCK WALL AND THE DRILL GOT HUNG UP KICKING BACK INTO HIS FACE. LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF UPPER AND LOWER LIP. 5 STITCHES TOTAL-3 ON UPPER LIP AND 2 ON LOWER L IP.
2000 · 5 incidents
November 9, 2000NV · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanMACHINERY
EE WAS COUPLING A 2" DIAMETER AIR LINE UP AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT AT FINGER TIP REQUIRING 4 TICHES. THE FINGER TIP WAS ALSO CRACKED AT BONE.
October 11, 2000NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
WHILE MOVING 4" DIAMETER STEEL USED FOR HOLDING FM MOTOR IN PLACE TO WORK ON CLUTCH, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PINKY WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT OF BAR ANDBUILDING STRUCTURE. THIS SMASHED HIS RIGHT PINKY CUTTING THE FLESH. EMPLOYEE HAD 10 STICHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.
May 12, 2000NV · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
EE WENT TO SOUTH PRECIP. ROTARY CLOSEST TO STACK, REMOVED GUARD TO SEE WHE ROTARY WAS NOT TURNING, AND THE ROTARY STARTED TURNING. THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGH IN THE PINCH POINT BETWE EN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKET. EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGERNAIL AND PORTION OF FLESH WAS NIPPED OFF.
May 10, 2000NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
EE WAS CHIPPING BUILD UP FROM FINISH MILL ELEVATOR FLANGE SO HE COULD REPAIR HOLE IN HOUSING. SMALL PARTICLE OF CEMENT BUILD UP GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, WELDING H OOD. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT. EE TAKEN TO EYE DR, PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.
1999 · 1 incident
September 9, 1999NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND GYPSUM/CLINKERBELT AREA, HE GOT GYPSUM DUST PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, HARD HAT AND STEEL TOED BOOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO OPTOMETRIST AND A PARTICLE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. PARTICLE WAS IMBEDDED.
1998 · 1 incident
January 26, 1998NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEEWAS LIFTING A GRATE ON THE FINISH MILL. HE WAS RAISING IT UP ABOUT 15 FT. USING A CHAIN HAND OVER HAND. THE GRATE WEIGHED ABOUT 200 LBS. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 2/9/98. SA W THE REGULAR DOCTOR BEFORE THAT.
1997 · 3 incidents
November 28, 1997NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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