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Blue Circle Cement operator

Controlled by Blue Circle Industries Plc
MSHA operator ID: L12113
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
803
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
277
citations
79
significant & substantial
$52,510
proposed penalties
$52,510
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
51
inspections on record
2,096
inspection hours
13.2
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.
277 citations across 2,096 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
276 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.

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Incident timeline

2001
22
2000
54
1999
43
1998
44
1997
39
1996
49
1995
45
1994
44
1993
28
1992
52
1991
42
1990
47
1989
58
1988
56 (1f)
1987
83
1986
51
1985
23 (1f)
1984
14
1983
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
September 13, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper Fatality · HOISTING
Blue Circle Cement · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MEN INSTALLING GOVERNOR CABLE ON MANLIFT.THEY WERE SPOTTING CAR AT 2ND LEVEL.ONE MAN WAS ON TOP.OTHER MAN WAS TO SPOT CAR FOR PROPER HEIGHT TO REMOVE CABLE CLAMP UNDER CAR.AT THIS TIME CAR RAN DOWN PINNING MAN BETWEEN CAR AND STRUCTURAL STEEL.

October 8, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Blue Circle Cement · Struck by falling object

EMPL HELPING REPLACE FINISH MILL SEPARATOR LINER PLATES IN FINISH MILL ROOM.EMPL ON 1ST LEVEL OF MILL HOOKING UP NEW LINER PLATE.OLD LINER PLATE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SEPARATOR AND STACKED ON TOP OF SEPARATOR.ONE PLATE FELL 40\ STRIKING EMPL IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

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