BLASTER IN CHARGE HIT ON HEAD BY FLYROCK & KILLED SUBSEQUENT TO INITIATING BLAST
Callanan Industries Inc operator
Controlled by
CRH PLC
MSHA operator ID: L07786
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
490
citations
75
significant & substantial
$81,406
proposed penalties
$75,835
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,571 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
392
inspections on record
6,889
inspection hours
7.1
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.490 citations across 6,889 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.$81K
proposed penalties
$76K
current assessed
$76K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
482 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 54 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 49 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 42 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 23 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
1
2023
1
2022
1
2020
1
2014
4
2013
3
2012
1
2010
2
2009
3
2008
4
2007
7
2006
5
2005
9
2004
9
2003
4
2002
11
2001
7
2000
6
1999
6
1998
18
1997
13
1996
13
1995
7
1994
2
1993
8
1992
1
1991
5
1990
7
1989
18 (1f)
1988
13 (1f)
1987
4
1986
4
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
July 13, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Callanan Industries Inc · Struck by falling object
May 31, 1988
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Callanan Industries Inc · Drowning
THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 980 B FRONEND LOADER AND APPARENTLY FLIPPED INTO THE MUCK POND ON ITS TOP BURYING THE MACHINE AND OPERATOR UNDER THE WATER UP TO MIDWAY OF WH EELS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE LOST CONTROL OR SIMPLY BACKED IN.
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