Mining Incidents

Lafarge Joliet Inc operator

Controlled by Lafarge S A
MSHA operator ID: L34986
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
24
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1988–2008
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
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
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

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
March 24, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY
Lafarge Joliet Inc · Struck by falling object

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.

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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