Rope access technician was performing inspection of downcomer duct. Around 11:30a.m.the technician became unresponsive by radio. Upon rescue and removal from downcomer duct, technician was alert and responsive with apparent head and leg injuries. Technician was transported to the hospital where they passed away on 9/21/2017.
Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC operator
Controlled by
Quikrete Holdings Inc.
MSHA operator ID: 0119988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
2,933
citations
530
significant & substantial
$3,483,965
proposed penalties
$2,638,064
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $845,902 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
451
inspections on record
19,186
inspection hours
15.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.2,933 citations across 19,186 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3.5M
proposed penalties
$2.7M
current assessed
$2.6M
paid to date
$84K
outstanding
2,865 assessments are final orders; 65 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 96 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 40 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 39 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 38 non-fatal
- OTHER 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
10
2025
9
2024
14
2023
22
2022
30
2021
21
2020
25
2019
19
2018
14
2017
32 (1f)
2016
19
2015
13
2014
26
2013
16
2012
15
2011
3
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
September 20, 2017
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object
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