EE was changing the v-belts on the north log washer motor gearbox assembly. EE lost balance when wrench slipped off the motor mounting bolt ee was tightening and fell backwards through a 15 3/4 inch gap between the log washers. EE was conscious and talking and was told to remain in place until EMS arrived.
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC operator
Controlled by
Cemex S A
MSHA operator ID: 0093625
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
3,272
citations
649
significant & substantial
$2,973,002
proposed penalties
$2,560,187
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $412,815 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
1,247
inspections on record
22,830
inspection hours
14.3
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.3,272 citations across 22,830 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.$3.0M
proposed penalties
$2.6M
current assessed
$2.6M
paid to date
$66K
outstanding
3,248 assessments are final orders; 62 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 63 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 94 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 34 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 21 non-fatal
- ENTRAPMENT 17 non-fatal
- OTHER 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
5
2025
17
2024
9
2023
20
2022
16
2021
25
2020
18
2019
19 (1f)
2018
17
2017
16
2016
17
2015
23
2014
8
2013
21
2012
18
2011
20
2010
22
2009
3
2008
5
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Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
March 7, 2019
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC · Fall from machine
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