EE WAS STRUCK BY A COUNTERWEIGHT, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN BIN AND CONVEYOR, INC OF FOURTEEN STEEL PLATES THAT WAS BEING LIFTED FOR INSTALLATION INTO A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT PROBLEMS EXPERI ENCED WITH THE NEW CONVEYOR, WHEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT FELL ABOUT SEVEN FEET.
Lafarge Joliet Inc operator
Controlled by
Lafarge S A
MSHA operator ID: L34986
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
189
citations
39
significant & substantial
$75,888
proposed penalties
$55,978
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,910 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
2,339
inspection hours
8.1
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.189 citations across 2,339 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.$76K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$165
outstanding
188 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- OTHER 2 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2008
1
2007
2
2005
1
2004
1
2003
3 (1f)
2002
2
2001
3
2000
1
1996
3
1995
3
1992
2
1988
2 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
Lafarge Joliet Inc · Struck by falling object
May 13, 1988
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Joliet Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BACKHOE BREAKER ARM STRUCK ONE EMPLOYEE AND CAUGHT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND FRAME. HYDRALIC HAMMER STANLEY 250 MB.
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