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Investigations and prosecutions

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An MSHA inspector insists on talking to employees privately. Supervisors are also questioned. An MSHA representative asks to meet with all employees on the night shift. A team of inspectors interviews employees and supervisors individually regarding an anonymous hazard complaint.… Keep Reading

Assessing higher-risk workers

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Evaluating employees gives aggregate producers a tool to better prevent accidents and improve performance. According to a study by Liberty Mutual Insurance, the direct cost of incidents in industrial workplaces is an average of $38,000 per incident. And indirect costs… Keep Reading

2013 Equipment Online

Even in today’s increasingly digital world, Pit & Quarry readers tell us they prefer the print magazine as their top source for industry information. Still, the magazine isn’t the only media platform aggregate producers are leaning on these days. Websites,… Keep Reading

Red rock meets its match

A California producer finds a cost-effective way to process hard, abrasive material. Edited By Kevin Yanik Three men. Working all day. On a single job. That’s typically the scenario that unfolds at Porterville Rock & Recycle, an aggregate producer based… Keep Reading

Train and maintain

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Automatic belt alignment solutions help prevent material spillage and eliminate the need to constantly monitor alignment. Today’s top belt training technologies are proven solutions that minimize maintenance manpower. They are automatic solutions that continuously keep the belt aligned, allowing the… Keep Reading

Seriousness of potential injury

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In Secretary [of Labor] v. S&S Dredging Company, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission overturned an administrative law judge who concluded a violation was not “significant and substantial,” as MSHA employs that term for elevated enforcement. The judge… Keep Reading

A case for SCR

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As the industry shifts from Tier 4 Interim to Tier 4 Final, producers have decisions to make between SCR and EGR machines. Tier 4 mandates are a hot topic of conversation everywhere, from equipment dealer halls to quarries and loading… Keep Reading

Technology Spotlight: Linear crushers

These non-traditional portable plants produce aggregate from recycled road material – on the fly. Portable rock crushers are often used to provide the material needed to maintain primary roads because they have large production capabilities and they’re able to meet… Keep Reading

Like a good neighbor

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Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. goes the extra mile for area residents by instituting a Good Neighbor Trucking Policy. Question: Do aggregate companies have any leverage for managing the behavior of truck drivers who don’t work directly for them? Tennessee’s… Keep Reading

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