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KOSMOS CEMENT CO. operator

Controlled by Cemex S A

MSHA operator ID: L17925

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 58
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 2000–2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

233

citations

significant & substantial

$184,631

proposed penalties

$151,931

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 21 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
ENTRAPMENT 9 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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10 (1f)

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2001

2000

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

August 9, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker Fatality · MACHINERY

KOSMOS CEMENT CO. · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing a cable pulley that raised and lowered a load spout. While installing the new pulley, something broke. The cable struck the employee in the head area fatally injuring the employee. The investigation is still ongoing to determine the exact cause.