Mining Incidents

Essroc Cement Corp. operator

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
MSHA operator ID: L14716
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1733
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1983–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,806
citations
1,023
significant & substantial
$2,374,637
proposed penalties
$2,032,361
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $342,276 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
649
inspections on record
22,123
inspection hours
17.2
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.
3,806 citations across 22,123 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.
$2.4M
proposed penalties
$2.0M
current assessed
$2.0M
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
3,762 assessments are final orders; 109 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
6
2016
41
2015
35
2014
29
2013
16
2012
36
2011
16
2010
22
2009
46
2008
62
2007
56
2006
54
2005
68
2004
66 (1f)
2003
67
2002
78
2001
118
2000
108
1999
76

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 31, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Essroc Cement Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

The injured person, an employee of Service Transport, was delivering diesel to the quarry fuel tank. The driver was the only person at the tank when a hose separated from the truck and he was burned by the hot diesel fuel. He was taken to the hospital with burns - described as non life threatening. Driver later died from what is believed to be complications from the injury.

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