FELL FEEDING ROCK BOX. THE ROCK BOX WAS PLUGGED W/ A LARGE BOULDER & 3 EMPLOYEE'S ASSESSED THE PROBLEM. LOCKOUT CONVEYOR LINE, CO-WORKER AT JAW TOWER AND FATALY INJURED EE TRIED USING A PRY BAR TO FREE PLUG & HE CRAWLED INTO THE ROCK BOX TWO TIMES, ON THE SECOND TIME MATERIAL ENGULFED HIM.
CalPortland Company operator
Controlled by
Taiheiyo Cement Corp
MSHA operator ID: L13472
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
600
citations
108
significant & substantial
$168,745
proposed penalties
$145,741
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,004 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
283
inspections on record
5,762
inspection hours
10.4
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.600 citations across 5,762 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.$169K
proposed penalties
$146K
current assessed
$146K
paid to date
$425
outstanding
594 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 2 fatalities · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 91 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 42 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 39 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 33 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
3
2014
1
2011
1
2009
1
2008
3
2007
4
2006
7
2005
10
2004
10 (1f)
2003
14
2002
13
2001
13
2000
20 (1f)
1999
14
1998
12
1997
17
1996
9
1995
14
1994
11
1993
10
1992
8
1991
16
1990
15
1989
12
1988
12
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
June 19, 2004
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Northwest Aggregates · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
December 19, 2000
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Glacier Northwest · Struck by rolling or sliding object
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL FELL ON VICTIM. ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.
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