Mining Incidents

Buzzi Unicem USAOperator

Controlled by Buzzi S p A
MSHA Operator ID: L17977
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
868
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2000–2026

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
94th

More recorded fatalities than 94% of operators on file.

Rank
#31of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
2.5×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
4
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

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Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 fatalities · 158 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 91 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 14 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS326 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)100 non-fatal
  • OTHER41 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
6
2025
18
2024
35 (1f)
2023
23
2022
19
2021
28
2020
27
2019
32
2018
33
2017
39
2016
51
2015
51 (1f)
2014
25
2013
36
2012
32
2011
24
2010
27
2009
32
2008
42 (1f)
2007
31
2006
32
2005
40
2004
47
2003
23
2002
30 (1f)
2001
35
2000
50

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
Flash burns (electric)

Arc flash event involving electrical equipment that resulted in burns to the employee's arms and torso as well as electrical equipment damage. The employee was injured and hospitalized after the incident but, passed away in the hospital on 08/22/2024.

Fall from machine

A delivery truck driver for Stericycle Environmental Solutions arrived at Alternate Fuels to deliver drums. After opening trailer doors, the driver walked back to the cab of his truck and proceeded to climb the steps to get back in the cab when he suddenly fell backwards onto the ground striking the back of his head.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Employee was on the surface of a clean dry barge in daylight hours with no movement and light wind. The Ee passed through the #2 port hatch opening and made contact with the empty hopper floor. Cause is unknown. Ee was installing a dust prevention tarp across the port hatch opening before the incident. The operator contests MSHA jurisdiction.

Struck by flying object

THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE BUCKET ELEVATOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY FRAGMENTS FROM THAT SYSTEM.