LaSalle Quarry and Mill safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Exploding vessels under pressure
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was on 4th floor of preheat tower when they opened the high-pressure water valve and the locking device on the hose coupling to the gun hose male fitting failed and allowed hose to fall and whip across floor and struck EE on the left lower leg causing a bruised bone.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
30 CFR 56.4200(b)(2) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
50.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee slipped on frozen ground and broke their ankle.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was struck in the head by another employee sustaining a nasal fracture.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
0.5 on-site hours reported
Records of training.
30 CFR 46.9(c)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
71.0 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $177.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
30 CFR 56.13021 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
2 PTCs were doing their routine afternoon cleaning of the 4th floor riser. EE had the NE top door open to start cleaning when the riser went positive for approx. 5-10 seconds. EE could not get out of the way quickly enough before hot gases slightly burned the right side of EE's neck.
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.