Fall from Platform at Lehigh Cement Facility. On 10/10/14 a truck driver/loader employed by FT Silfies Inc. was in the process of pre-loading a trailer on miner property. At Aprox. 11:18AM, the driver was standing in side the safety loading rack on top of a trailer when he fell between the lower railing of the rack and the trailer, aprox ten (10) feet to the ground.
Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC operator
Controlled by
Heidelberg Materials AG
MSHA operator ID: L17551
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
8,260
citations
1,744
significant & substantial
$9,889,640
proposed penalties
$7,343,612
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,546,028 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,193
inspections on record
51,885
inspection hours
15.9
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.8,260 citations across 51,885 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.$9.9M
proposed penalties
$7.9M
current assessed
$7.3M
paid to date
$532K
outstanding
8,054 assessments are final orders; 246 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 161 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 386 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 145 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 92 non-fatal
- OTHER 41 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 38 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
15
2025
25
2024
22
2023
21
2022
30
2021
44
2020
28
2019
38
2018
35
2017
43
2016
44
2015
32
2014
41 (1f)
2013
34
2012
34
2011
48
2010
54
2009
75
2008
67
2007
87
2006
102
2005
81
Mines on record
- Nazareth Plant I PA
- EVANSVILLE PLANT PA
- Mitchell Plant IN
- Leeds Plant AL
- Mason City Plant IA
- UNION BRIDGE MD MD
- Logansport Cement Plant IN
- Glens Falls Plant NY
- Glens Falls Quarry NY
- Speed Cement Plant IN
- OGLESBY QUARRY TX
- Waco Plant TX
- Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC PA
- Laurel Hill Quarry MD
- Lehigh Northwest Cement Company WA
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
October 10, 2014
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC · Fall from machine
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