Mining Incidents

Giant Cement Company operator

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
MSHA operator ID: L17329
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
250
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1999–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,916
citations
380
significant & substantial
$3,358,766
proposed penalties
$2,073,095
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,285,671 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
312
inspections on record
12,668
inspection hours
15.1
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.
1,916 citations across 12,668 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.
$3.4M
proposed penalties
$2.4M
current assessed
$2.1M
paid to date
$297K
outstanding
1,845 assessments are final orders; 99 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
6
2025
8
2024
6
2023
6
2022
10 (1f)
2021
13
2020
6
2019
7
2018
10
2017
4
2016
14
2015
12
2014
8
2013
1
2012
9
2011
5
2010
1
2009
16
2008
8
2007
13
2006
11
2005
9
2004
27
2003
13
2002
6
2001
11
2000
9
1999
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 21, 2022 SC · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Giant Cement Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The employee was near a screw conveyor on the 3rd floor of the finish mill 2 building. At some point their hand and arm became entangled in the screw conveyor. Emergency response was called immediately and the employee was transported to a hospital. The hospital later reported that the employee passed away.

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