Mining Incidents

CEMEX - WEST PLANT #72 Metal/Non-Metal

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 file

2010 · 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

EE was installing paddles on a blade mill and due to the continuous lifting, EE sustained a strained back and sought chiropractor care.

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.