EE's working to clean the mainframe arm on primary crusher. During the lift, the rigging assembly appears to have failed, striking the EE who was located in the line of fire.
Holcim Ltd controller
MSHA controller ID: 0119681
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 813
- Mines on record
- 74
- Years on record
- 2015–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
13,739
citations
2,419
significant & substantial
$15,477,001
proposed penalties
$12,974,745
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 87 non-fatal
- HOISTING 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 285 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 137 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 119 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 47 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
35
2024
77
2023
71 (1f)
2022
76
2021
78
2020
80
2019
85 (1f)
2018
75
2017
76
2016
110
2015
50
Operators under this controller
- Amrize Cement Inc. 470
- Lafarge North America Inc. 59
- Amrize Mid-America Inc. 52
- Amrize South Central Inc. 34
- Amrize West Central Inc. 33
- Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated 29
- Amrize Midwest Inc. 28
- Amrize Mid-Atlantic Inc. 22
- Meyer Material CO, LLC 16
- Amrize Northeast Inc. 15
- Holcim (Texas) LP 15
- Amrize Southwest Inc. 13
- Amrize Great Lakes Inc. 12
- Lafarge West, Inc 10
- Lafarge Midwest 5
Mines on record
- Amrize Whitehall Plant PA
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- Amrize Holly Hill Plant SC
- Amrize Hagerstown Facility MD
- Amrize Ada Plant OK
- Amrize Midlothian Plant TX
- Amrize Sloan Quarry #1001 NV
- Amrize Theodore Plant AL
- Amrize Rosiclare Quarry IL
- Amrize Morrison Quarry CO
- AMRIZE RAVENA PLANT NY
- Amrize Utelite Site UT
- Amrize Ste Genevieve Plant MO
- Amrize Canon City Quarry CO
- Amrize Three Rivers Quarry KY
- Amrize New Kent Sand & Gravel VA
- Amrize Marblehead Aggregates OH
- Amrize Presque Isle Aggregates MI
- Amrize Portland Plant CO
- Amrize Thackerville Sand Plant OK
- Amrize Paulding Plant OH
- Amrize Fredonia Quarry KY
- Amrize Cave In Rock Quarry IL
- Amrize Honey Island Operations LA
- Amrize Cedar Rapids Jaw Crusher P-117 MN
- Amrize Joppa Plant IL
- Amrize Utica Stone Plant IL
- Amrize Crystal River Quarry FL
- Amrize Millville Quarry WV
- Amrize Nelson Plant MN
- Amrize Devil's Slide Plant UT
- Amrize Dundee Quarry MI
- Amrize Platte Valley Plant CO
- Amrize Elk River Plant MN
- Amrize Kirby Road Sand & Gravel MD
- Amrize Ambrose Sand Plant TX
- Amrize Rosser Sand Plant TX
- Amrize Swampscott Quarry MA
- Amrize Empire Plant MN
- Amrize Rockville Quarry MD
- Amrize Kalamazoo West Plant MI
- Amrize Distel Plant CO
- Amrize Conco Western Stone IL
- Amrize Joliet S & G Underground Mine # 1 IL
- Amrize The R S & D Mine IL
- Holcim Sheridan Plant IL
- Sweet/Pullman Plant MI
- Amrize Mattaponi Plant VA
- Amrize South Bend Quarry PA
- Amrize Stringtown Quarry OK
- Amrize Kendall Co. Quarry IL
- Amrize Lakeland Plant MN
- Amrize Battle Creek Plant MI
- Amrize Lockport Quarry NY
- Holcim Algonquin Pit #5 IL
- Amrize McHenry Pit #26 IL
- Seattle Plant WA
- Sun City Pit AZ
- Amrize Wrentham Quarry MA
- Amrize Elburn Sand & Gravel IL
- Amrize Daniels Sand Pit # 1 & 2 CO
- Glen Rose Sand and Gravel TX
- Amrize Larson Plant MN
- Select Materials Midwest, LLC MO
- Amrize Suzy Kost Pit #21 MN
- Amrize HP 300 Plant MN
- Amrize Accokeek Sand & Gravel MD
- Amrize Littleton Quarry MA
- Amrize Pit #52 MN
- Amrize 6 X 20 Wash Plant P-186 MN
- LaPlata Sand & Gravel MD
- Holcim - MAR, Inc. Charles City Plant VA
- Amrize Aux Sable Plant IL
- Amrize Peabody Plant MA
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
July 17, 2023
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · MACHINERY
Amrize Northeast Inc.
· Struck by falling object
December 3, 2019
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · HOISTING
Amrize Cement Inc.
· Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
A contractor was servicing the Alimak elevator at the fourth level of the pre-heater tower. The contractor was on top of the elevator and a mine employee was inside the elevator assisting. The person inside the elevator heard a clicking sound and the elevator started a downward descent. The contractor on top of the elevator received crushing injuries when the elevator moved.