Mining Incidents

Lafarge North America Inc. operator

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L18663
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
568
Mines on record
29
Years on record
1999–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4,744
citations
971
significant & substantial
$2,416,251
proposed penalties
$1,926,520
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $489,731 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1,287
inspections on record
42,120
inspection hours
11.3
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.
4,744 citations across 42,120 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
$1.9M
current assessed
$1.9M
paid to date
$185
outstanding
4,717 assessments are final orders; 90 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2020
1
2019
2
2018
12
2017
13
2016
20
2015
19
2014
25
2013
22
2012
30
2011
24 (1f)
2010
20
2009
24
2008
44
2007
53
2006
52
2005
46
2004
59
2003
65
2002
27
2001
9
1999
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 23, 2011 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge North America, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was changing screen material in a triple deck screen when he fell over the hand rail. He fell approximately 56 feet to the ground below.

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