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Ash Grove Cement Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00051

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Fatalities: 5
Total incidents: 1461
Mines on record: 62
Years on record: 2000–2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

4,928

citations

942

significant & substantial

$2,146,605

proposed penalties

$1,737,032

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 fatalities · 182 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 45 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 367 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 128 non-fatal
MACHINERY 108 non-fatal
OTHER 52 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2018

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2016

51 (1f)

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2008

107

2007

61 (1f)

2006

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2004

116 (1f)

2003

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

5 recorded

May 10, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Ash Grove Cement Company · Fall from machine

Employee was found on the floor of the #2 slurry tank. Employee had significant head injuries and was pronounced dead by the Justice of the Peace. The accident scene is currently under a Section 103(k) order and subject to MSHA investigation.

July 18, 2007 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Drowning

Two front end loaders, one on each side, were being used to position an 80 foot section of 18 inch diameter pipe in the waters edge. When the loader on the right was about 25-30 feet from the lake, the bank started to cave in. Within 3 minutes the loader was submerged in about 20 feet of water.

April 16, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Ash Grove Cement Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Truck driver's lid got stuck on safety cage and when he tried to pry it free, it came loose and sprung and hit him. He fell 11 feet. This was told to me by Ralph Rodriguez.