Mining Incidents

Lafarge West, Inc operator

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
MSHA operator ID: 0050899
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
99
Mines on record
22
Years on record
2002–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
706
citations
170
significant & substantial
$291,387
proposed penalties
$260,867
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30,520 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
410
inspections on record
7,271
inspection hours
9.7
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.
706 citations across 7,271 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.
$291K
proposed penalties
$261K
current assessed
$261K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
698 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2017
1
2016
6
2015
5
2014
6
2013
5 (1f)
2012
8
2011
2
2008
3
2007
9
2006
6
2005
5
2004
16
2003
15
2002
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 7, 2013 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lafarge West, Inc · Struck by falling object

While retrieving samples from quarry face, employee was struck on left shoulder by a rock, resulting in fractures.

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