Mining Incidents

CEMEX INC. operator

Controlled by Cemex S A
MSHA operator ID: L18165
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
960
Mines on record
26
Years on record
1995–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,506
citations
1,006
significant & substantial
$3,681,274
proposed penalties
$2,824,511
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $856,763 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
865
inspections on record
29,203
inspection hours
15.4
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.
4,506 citations across 29,203 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.
$4.0M
proposed penalties
$3.0M
current assessed
$3.0M
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
4,552 assessments are final orders; 113 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
15
2014
21 (1f)
2013
14
2012
17
2011
19
2010
28
2009
50
2008
71
2007
89
2006
89
2005
89
2004
122
2003
111
2002
106
2001
98
2000
8
1998
2
1997
4
1996
5
1995
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 21, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CEMEX INC. · Fall onto or against objects

Without checking to ensure elevator car was present, contractor stepped into elevator shaft and fell approximately 25 feet landing on top of elevator car.

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