EE was installing paddles on a blade mill and due to the continuous lifting, EE sustained a strained back and sought chiropractor care.
CEMEX - WEST PLANT #72 Metal/Non-Metal
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Cemex S A
Phoenix,
Maricopa County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201037
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
137
citations
29
significant & substantial
$35,464
proposed penalties
$35,464
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 1,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,628 | 2 | 0 | 551.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
May 4, 2010
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2004 · 1 incident
November 16, 2004
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cemex Construction Materials LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a chain hoist at the crusher area to align two holes so he could put a pin through the holes. The end of chain came loose and hit him in the nose, causing a laceration.
2002 · 3 incidents
May 15, 2002
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex Construction Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A SHIM STACK FELL WEDGING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN SHIM AND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
April 23, 2002
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex Construction Materials Inc. · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND WHILE WATERING AND CLEANING. DROVE OVER A BUMPY AREA THAT CAUSED EE TO BOUNCE OUT OF THE SEAT INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
Cemex Construction Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT AND REPAIR A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG (KNIFE CUT).