Tags: sand and gravel operation
District court orders American Industries to pay overdue mine safety fines to Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor has won a lawsuit against American Industries in which the DOL argued the company's Jewett City operation violated the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which authorizes the department to sue operators who ... Read More...
Going With the Flow
When access to its river aggregate supply was cut off, Churchman Sand & Gravel turned to recycling material brought in by construction and landscaping companies.
Fred Churchman opened Churchman Sand & Gravel in Tucson in 1946. Dick Smith became a partner ... Read More...
Stop Slips and Falls
Train workers to use proper safety equipment and take proper preventive measures.
Compiled by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
The accident: On June 30, 2000, a 33-year-old supervisor with two years of mining experience was fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation. He ... Read More...
Data Mining May 2011
Little financial news to cheer about
By George H. Reddin
The construction materials sector has not had much to cheer about over the last few years. Congress did pass a short-term extension to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A ... Read More...
State and Province News December 2010
To keep up to date with this breakdown of news in the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates.
By Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
California
The Azusa City Council voted unanimously to hold a special election on Jan. 25, 2011. The San ... Read More...
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