Mining Incidents

Essroc Cement Corp. operator

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
MSHA operator ID: 0051521
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
153
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2003–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
1,637
citations
436
significant & substantial
$1,880,376
proposed penalties
$1,413,833
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $466,543 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
248
inspections on record
11,203
inspection hours
14.6
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.
1,637 citations across 11,203 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.
$1.9M
proposed penalties
$1.4M
current assessed
$1.4M
paid to date
$33K
outstanding
1,584 assessments are final orders; 62 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2016
6
2015
5
2014
8
2013
9
2012
8
2011
3
2010
3
2009
27
2008
17
2007
5 (1f)
2006
19
2005
19
2004
13
2003
11

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 25, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Essroc Cement Corp. · Struck against stationary object

The truck operator was traveling from the 870 level of the quarry to the waste dump with a load of waste material. The truck left the road, overtraveled a berm and continued down the highwall, rolling over before coming to rest int he quarry. It is believed that the truck operator suffered a medical event and as a result was unable to control the truck as it left the road.

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