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Lafarge West, Inc operator

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
MSHA operator ID: 0050899

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
99
Mines on record
22
Years on record
2002–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
706
citations
170
significant & substantial
$291,387
proposed penalties
$260,867
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2017
1
2016
6
2015
5
2014
6
2013
5 (1f)
2012
8
2011
2
2008
3
2007
9
2006
6
2005
5
2004
16
2003
15
2002
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 7, 2013 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lafarge West, Inc · Struck by falling object

While retrieving samples from quarry face, employee was struck on left shoulder by a rock, resulting in fractures.