Mining Incidents

Lafarge Corporation operator

Controlled by Lafarge S A
MSHA operator ID: L09304
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
2024
Mines on record
28
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
551
citations
160
significant & substantial
$109,918
proposed penalties
$105,324
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,594 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
176
inspections on record
7,813
inspection hours
7.1
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.
551 citations across 7,813 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.
$110K
proposed penalties
$105K
current assessed
$105K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
546 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
4
2006
5
2005
6
2004
6
2003
15
2002
43
2001
113
2000
167 (1f)
1999
134
1998
83
1997
70
1996
64
1995
86
1994
112
1993
92

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
June 6, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS CLIMBING STAIR SCAFFOLDING TO THE 108 FT LEVEL TO FLY EQUIPMENT INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELL FROM THE STEAL STRUCTURE TO THE 45 FT LEVEL FLOOR BLEOW WAS WEARING BEAR HANESS AND DOUBLE LANYAR D WHEN FATALITY OCCURRED. MULTIPLE TIE OFF POINTS WERE PROVIDED.

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