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MSHA wants discharged miner reinstated
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission against Ferraiolo Construction Inc. to reinstate a worker to his former position and provide compensation for wages lost as a result of him being unlawfully fired. A complaint was filed with MSHA last November against Ferraiolo, alleging that the company had terminated the miner’s employment back in September at Portable Pioneer Plant, a Thomaston, Maine-based stone-crushing operation. The miner alleges his employment was terminated in retaliation for making recurring safety complaints. MSHA investigated the complaint and found the miner had engaged in protected activity when he alerted Portable Pioneer Plant about unresolved safety problems, refused to turn on the plant’s generator until required safety guards had been installed, and called MSHA to report the company’s failure to install those safety guards. “Every miner has the right to identify hazardous conditions and refuse unsafe work without fear of discrimination or retaliation,” says Joseph A. Main, MSHA assistant secretary of labor. MSHA… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco appoints president of portable energy division
Norbert Paprocki has been appointed president of the portable energy division within Atlas Copco’s construction technique business area. Paprocki will assume the position July 15, succeeding Geert Follens, who recently became president of Industrial Air. Paprocki started his career in 1984 as a product manager at Georges Renault in France. After various sales manager positions in Europe, he moved to the United States in 1996 as marketing manager for Chicago Pneumatic. Three years later, he returned to France as general manager for the Georges Renault product company. Most recently, Paprocki was president of Chicago Pneumatic tools division within Atlas Copco’s industrial technique business. Keep Reading
McLanahan has new operations vice president, CFO
McLanahan Corp. has promoted Ken Kirsch to vice president of operations and Jay Nartatez to CFO. Kirsch previously served as director of business process operations while Nartatez had been financial controller since October 2007. As a result of Nartatez’s promotion, Sean McLanahan’s title has changed to executive vice president and chief administrative officer. Also, Cory Jenson, who previously served as a regional sales manager in the aggregates industry, will lead McLanahan’s environmental division. Brian Prenatt joins the division as director of engineering after previously holding the same position in the company’s mineral processing division. Taking Prenatt’s spot in the mineral processing division is Mike Smith, who previously served as assistant director of engineering for mineral processing. Another new department, project management, will be led by Adam Eardley. And Chris Kelley is now a sales manager for McLanahan’s aggregate processing division after previously focusing on the frac sand industry as a regional sales manager. Photos: Mclanahan Keep Reading
FLSmidth names operations vice president
Mark Fielder has been promoted to operations vice president of FLSmidth’s recently formed Non-Ferrous Division. The division provides advanced minerals processing technologies, systems and solutions to the global mining industry. As the operations vice president, Fielder will work out of the FLSmidth minerals technology center headquartered in Salt Lake City. He will be responsible for the processes and procedures that support the global execution of customer orders. Keep Reading
Xylem appoints vice president of sales
Xylem, a water technology company, has named Mike Delzingaro vice president and director of sales for dewatering solutions. Delzingaro has 14 years experience with Godwin Pumps and Xylem. Most recently, he served as Xylem’s Northeast regional manager. Keep Reading
PCA cement consumption forecast positive
After seven straight years of declines, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) expects cement consumption to increase modestly this year and at a greater rate in 2013 and 2014. PCA is basing its forecast on stronger-than-expected job creation and the construction industry’s current recovery. An increase in jobs coupled with the industry’s recovery means gains in real construction spending, PCA says. The two developments are expected to result in more cement being consumed. PCA is now anticipating a 3.7 percent increase in cement consumption this year, followed by a 7.6 percent increase in 2013 and a 14.1 percent increase in 2014. “The retreat of building starts during the recession had a huge impact on consumption and intensity,” says Ed Sullivan, PCA chief economist. “A construction start rebound in 2012, coupled with concrete’s competitive price compared to other building materials, translates to increases.” Keep Reading
