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Fossum Ready Mix operator

Controlled by Steve Fossum; Scott Fossum; Carol Fossum

MSHA operator ID: L33326

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 1
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$25,089

proposed penalties

$19,735

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality

Incident timeline

2014

1 (1f)

Mines on record

Belzer Pit MT

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

August 2, 2014 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Fossum Ready Mix · Struck by falling object

Miner was apparently adding oil to hoist of truck. Box was loaded with rock and not properly blocked. The weight of the loaded box split block and the box came down unexpectedly crushing miner between the truck frame and dump box. Although no damage was done to equipment, miner was killed.