Mining Incidents

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. operator

Controlled by Lafarge S A
MSHA operator ID: L16656

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
68
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2000–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
374
citations
67
significant & substantial
$73,699
proposed penalties
$54,326
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
7
2007
3
2006
5
2005
14
2004
5
2003
12
2002
11 (1f)
2001
6
2000
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 10, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper Fatality · MACHINERY
Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

DRILLER WAS IN DRILL CAB PREPARING TO DRILL AN 18' DEEP ANGLE HOLE. DRILL HAD BEEN LEVELLED AND ALL JACKS HAD BEEN EXTENDED. DERRICK WAS BEING POSITIONED WHEN DRILL OVERTURNED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, TRAPPING DRILLER IN CAB.