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Lemon Cove Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Lemon Cove, Tulare County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401896

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
134
citations
34
significant & substantial
$56,138
proposed penalties
$43,084
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
2018 Q1 496 2 0 4032.3
2017 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,592 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,024 1 0 976.6
2016 Q2 1,510 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 778 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

2013 · 2 incidents

January 24, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal IMPOUNDMENT
CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An excessive rain event washed out a roadway. The roadway is located at a remote location on the mine site that is not active and is restricted to light vehicles only during periodic site inspections.

January 14, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CUTTING A BELT WHEN THE BELT STARTED RESULTING IN FRACTURES AND LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.

2011 · 1 incident

March 22, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex Construction Materials LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Strained Back, Initially viewed as a re-injury of 12/6/10 by Gallager Bassett. Employee now hired legal representation and Third Party Gallager Bassett advised new claim to be opened due to ch enge in legal status. Our first knowledge was on 05/02/11. Thus this filing. MSHA Notified by phone of this and advised this statement be entered.

2010 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

November 30, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
CEMEX · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was assisting in the replacement of the diaphram toggle assembly in the jaw crusher. He had cleaned the crank case with brakeleen before installing the toggle assembly. The employee had a cigarette in his left hand when he turned to pick up a rag. The cigarette ignited the fumes.