Mining Incidents

Blue Circle Aggregates Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: L11161
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
188
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1987–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
143
citations
45
significant & substantial
$23,650
proposed penalties
$23,650
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
1,050
inspection hours
13.6
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.
143 citations across 1,050 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2001
12
2000
20 (1f)
1999
17
1998
13
1997
13
1996
11
1995
12
1994
19
1993
16
1992
17
1991
14
1990
15
1989
5
1988
1
1987
3 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
May 1, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Circle Aggregates Inc · Drowning

WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOW OUT OF ANOTHER PIT. THE EE MADE THE TRONSITION WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THE EE'S LAST LOAD BEFORE THE END OF THE SHIFT, FOOT DEEP POOL OF WATER. AFTER EVENING THE WATER THE EE RAISED HIS TRUCK BED & TURNED HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THE EE THEN EMPTED TO EXIT FROM VEHCILE ONTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FT AWAY. THE EE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENBANKMENT AND D

January 6, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Blue Circle Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

SEVERAL EMPLOYE9S ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ENGINE FROM DREDGE AT SAND PLANT #1 WITH BOOM ATTACHED TO BUCKET OF KAWASAKI K-80 LOADER. CABLE SUPPORTING BOOM GAVE WAY RESULTING IN BOOM FALLING ON I. NAME RESULTS OF3ACCIDENT WERE FATAL INJURIES TO I.NAME. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE BOOM AGAINST ADVISE OF SUPERVISOR AND LOADER OPERATOR I.NAME

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