Mining Incidents

Midwest Minerals LLC operator

Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
MSHA operator ID: L00255
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
72
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1985–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
364
citations
80
significant & substantial
$124,141
proposed penalties
$92,607
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,535 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
172
inspections on record
2,125
inspection hours
17.1
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.
364 citations across 2,125 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.
$124K
proposed penalties
$93K
current assessed
$93K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
359 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
1
2017
2
2015
1
2013
2
2012
2
2010
3
2009
2
2008
1
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
3
2000
5
1999
3 (1f)
1998
3 (1f)
1997
4
1996
2
1995
5
1994
5
1993
1
1992
3
1991
2
1990
3
1989
2
1988
1
1987
4
1986
6
1985
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
July 30, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING 1 1/4" X 0 CRUSHED STONE FROM THE CRUSHING PLANT TO THE STOCKPILE. WHILE ASCENDING THE RAMP TO THE TOP OF THE STOCKPILE, THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE, PINNING THE EMPL OYEE UNDER THE TRUCK, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

June 22, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · MACHINERY
Midwest Minerals LLC · Struck by powered moving object

PLANT SUPERVISOR & EE ADJUSTED TRACKS ON DOZER. OTHER EE LEFT, & PLANT SUPERVISOR APPARENTLY STARTED TO OPERATE DOZER, IN REVERSE. HE EITHER JUMPED OR FELL OFF DOZER. DOZER STRUCK SUPERVISOR'S PICKUP, PUSHED IT OUT OF THE WAY, AND APPARENTLY RAN OVER THE SUPERVISOR, CAUSING ABDOMINAL INJURIES, FRACTURED FEMUR & PELVIS.

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