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Up Front
2 An Inside Look
You’ve got no mail
BY DARREN CONSTANTINO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

4 Industry Snapshot
Vital industry news and economics
EDITED BY BRIAN RICHESSON

8 Equipment News
The latest developments from equipment pg 18
manufacturers
Equipment, Columnists
Equipment Focus: Crushing & More
11 ‘We Build, We Fight’ – The Navy SeaBees 30 On the Job
commission new portable crushing plants for Essential tools for the workplace
the front lines of war and for humanitarian
efforts. 32 Safety
BY BILL ELVERMAN Here we go again
BY CARL R. ME T ZGAR, CSP
18 Family run – Product quality and sensible
maintenance keep Scalia Brothers’ crushing 34 Law
and screening operation going strong. Preventing tragedies
BY CARL EMIGH BY MICHAEL T. HEENAN, ESQ

20 The parts to keep you going – We offer a

40 Rebuild
smart guide to buying manganese castings for
a crushing operation. Photos from
BY JIM GEORGANTONES
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manufacturers’
23 Equipment and technology – Crushing equipment rebuild programs
from the top manufacturers.
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Positive signs
The CEOs of the nation’s two largest aggregate pro-
ducers see growth for 2010. From the latest quarterly
President & Chief Executive Officer: Kerry C. Gumas
report, Don James, Vulcan Materials chairman and
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer: Tom Caridi
CEO, says, “Due mostly to the level of contract awards
Executive Vice President: Tony D’Avino
for highway construction in our states, we expect ag-
Executive Vice President: Gideon Dean
gregates shipments in the remaining three quarters of
2010 to be 4 to 10 percent higher than the prior year.”
Ward Nye, Martin Marietta Materials president
and CEO, has a similar outlook: “Based on our current
economic view, we expect aggregates volume growth of
2 percent to 4 percent ... which should lead to increased
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MSHA initiative focuses on emergency preparedness Upcoming Events

MSHA is launching an initiative to im- W.Va. MSHA discussed gaps in its mine
prove mine emergency preparedness and rescue capabilities, reviewed its capabili- 䡲 Hillhead 2010
response capabilities in MSHA and to ties, shared plans for agency improve- June 22-24
encourage improvement in the mining ments and identified issues surrounding Buxton, England
industry. The agency said it would like stakeholder preparedness and response. 䡲 RAM Inc. Blasting
to open a dialogue among MSHA and Representatives from mining companies and Explosives Safety
stakeholders – industry, labor, state agen- shared how they have improved their Training
cies and mine rescue organizations – on capabilities, and attendees explored how Sept. 8-10
the challenges of improving overall mine other stakeholders might follow suit. Rapid City, S.D.
emergency preparedness and response. MSHA also will be holding regional
The first step in opening a dialogue focus groups around the country with 䡲 NSSGA Annual
Convention
was a meeting on May 11 at the Mine stakeholders, including mine rescue team
March 21-24, 2011
Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, leaders, to get their ideas. Las Vegas

䡲 ConExpo-Con/Agg
USGS: Aggregates production drops in first quarter March 22-26, 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an estimated 285 million metric tons of Las Vegas
total aggregates were produced and sold in the United States in the first quarter of 2010, a
䡲 NSSGA Young Leaders
decrease of 22 percent from the same period in 2009. Annual Meeting
USGS estimated that 170 Mt of crushed stone were produced in the first quarter of May 11-15, 2011
2010, a decrease of 20 percent from the same period in 2009. The estimated output of con- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
struction sand and gravel produced in the first quarter was 115 Mt, down 16 percent.

AGGREGATES FORECAST
Aggregates: UNITED STATES Level
The chart shows the DCG Inc. 3.5
aggregates forecast by segment
through 2012. The forecast shows a 3.0
modest recovery in demand driven by
gains in residential and nonbuilding 2.5
Billion Metric Tons

segments. Early signs of a rebound

in homebuilding activity come from
2.0
construction contracts data, which
shows double-digit gains in the
January-March 2010 quarter for 1.5
residential compared to last year’s first
quarter. Total consumption remains 1.0
below last year until early fall due to
continued weakness in nonresidential 0.5
activity. Improved financing, higher
profits and modest employment gains 0.0
are the construction drivers. The 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
strongest regional gains will occur in
the prairie states as alternative-energy Res NRes NBld Total
investments expand.
By the spring of 2011, all three
segments contribute to higher demand problem and cause bond investors to David Chereb has many years of experi-
as the economy continues to recover. demand higher interest rates before ence forecasting construction materials. He
At some point, the troubles in the they buy additional bonds. Higher received his Ph.D. in economics from the
Euro region due to excessive debt interest rates are the main cause for University of Southern California. He can be
will reflect on the growing U.S. debt the zero gains in 2012. – David Chereb reached at [email protected].

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Monthly Construction Contract Value

Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates, in Millions PCA: Cement consumption to gain
Mar. 2010
Nonresidential Building $155,117
Feb. 2010 % Change
$146,481 +6
momentum in second half of 2010
Expected increases in public construction activities will pave
Residential Building 146,458 138,448 +6 the way for improved cement consumption in 2010 and be-
Nonbuilding Construction 134,025 151,302 -11 yond, according to the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA)
economic forecast.
Total Construction $435,600 $436,231 0
In 2010, PCA anticipates a modest 5 percent increase in
consumption over severely depressed 2009 levels. The 3 to 5
Year-to-Date Construction Contract Value million metric tons gain in cement use will materialize dur-
Unadjusted Totals, in Millions ing the second half of the year. A 13.3 percent jump is pre-
dicted for 2011, followed by an 18.7 percent increase in 2012.
3 mo. 2010 3 mo. 2009 % Change “The 2010 recovery in cement consumption lays largely
Nonresidential Building $32,997 $37,866 -13 on expectations for public construction activity,” Edward
Sullivan, PCA chief economist, said. “Spending from the
Residential Building 29,494 21,849 +35
stimulus bill will more than double to $12 billion, and that
Nonbuilding Construction 29,374 30,549 -4 spending is expected to reflect an increased share of major
Total Construction $91,865 $90,264 +2 highway construction and bridge projects.”
Although some nonresidential sectors contribute to the
2010 cement consumption increase, consumption accrued to
Construction starts in March were essentially unchanged from
the previous month (top chart), according to McGraw-Hill
commercial building will decline 29 percent on top of a 38-
Construction. Improved activity was shown in nonresidential year low reached in 2009. The residential sector is expected
building and housing. Nonbuilding construction retreated. to become a modest contributor to growth during 2010.

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 P&Q AGGREGATES INDUSTRY INDEX
300
June Downward turn
214 The Pit & Quarry Index fell from
250 its 2010 high in May.

200

150
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
2008 2009 2010
Source: Pit & Quarry ( F I R S T- O F - M O N T H O P E N I N G )

MAY APRIL
Industry briefs 䡲 New plant: Ohio River Trading Co.
(ORTC), a subsidiary of North American Cemex SA
䡲 Transition at the top: Granite 佢 11.95 10.27
Limestone Corp., closed a transaction to
Construction Inc. President and CEO lease a grinding and processing facility for Eagle Materials
William G. Dorey will retire on Aug. 31 after high calcium carbonate limestone from a 佢 32.01 26.56
42 years with the company, and James H. subsidiary of a major master limited part- MDU Resources
Roberts will replace him on Sept. 1. nership. The new plant will be located at 佣 21.24 21.69
䡲 Hub head: Hamlin Jennings was named ORTC’s existing crushed limestone opera- Martin Marietta Materials
the inaugural executive director of the tion in Cloverdale, Ind. Ground breaking for 佢 92.71 83.90
Concrete Sustainability Hub, a research the new plant began in May. Texas Industries
center established at MIT in collaboration 䡲 Making progress: Cemex announced 佢 37.82 34.54
with the Portland Cement Association significant progress in many key perfor-
Vulcan Materials
and Ready Mixed Concrete Research & mance indicators related to its global sus- 佢 56.20 47.46
Education Foundation. tainable development strategy.

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 THE LATEST ON EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY

Terex distributors descend on Oklahoma City open house

Terex welcomed distributors to its apids, Simplicity, Canica and
Oklahoma City production facil- Jaques brands, serves crushing
ity and showcased new equipment and screening customers in the
as part of its recently formed Min- quarry, sand and gravel, mining,
erals Processing Systems (MPS) industrial minerals and recycling
product line. About 100 people, segments. It was formed in 2009
including Terex employees and to provide a single point of con-
distributors, attended the open tact for end users.
house on May 11. Pit & Quarry Open-house attendees toured
was there, too. the Oklahoma City facility and
Terex leaders, including Terex were introduced to two new piec-
Corp. President and COO Thom- es of equipment: the Terex Ceda-
Ed Sauser, product manager for Terex Minerals Processing
as Riordan and Terex Materi- rapids MVP450X crusher and the
Systems, explains features of the Cedarapids CRC380HLS.
als Processing President Kieran Terex Cedarapids CRC380HLS
Hegarty, updated attendees on the company’s strategy, its crushing and screening plant (see page 23).
continued development of the MPS equipment line and the Terex noted that its market share is increasing and that
transition into Oklahoma City. Terex has been transferring it’s winning key projects versus major competitors. “What
its crusher and wheeled-plant manufacturing operations we’ve done to ensure the long-term viability of the company
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to an already-established 675,000- is gone out and spent a lot of time and energy raising cash,”
sq.-ft. facility in Oklahoma City. Riordan said. “We’re continuing to invest in these products
The MPS equipment line, which combines the Cedar- and this business, and we’re well positioned going forward.”

has been up to in the last couple of years,” Riordan said.

Eye on the Blog “In reality, we’ve been getting our act together. In some
respects, we’re sticking to our knitting. We’re well posi-
Following is a selected entry from the Pit tioned going forward.”
& Quarry Editors Blog, written by Senior Terex has spent the last year melding its Cedarapids,
Editor Brian Richesson. Simplicity, Canica and Jaques equipment brands into the
Terex Minerals Processing Systems line. That transition
Sharing time with Terex also coincides with a geographical change. The company
Pit & Quarry Publisher Rob Fulop and I had the opportunity has been moving its crusher and wheeled-plant manufac-
to sit down with Terex Corp. President and COO Thomas turing operations from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to an already-
Riordan at a Terex Minerals Processing Systems event in established 675,000-sq.-ft. facility in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City. The company has been in a state of tran- Riordan said the Oklahoma City facility was underutilized,
sition, and the down-to-earth Riordan took some time to and it will allow the company added flexibility with space,
explain its progress and address other notable topics sur- overall costs and growing its workforce.
rounding the construction equipment manufacturer. Of the aggregates industry, Riordan said, “The aggre-
“It’s been an interesting couple of years,” Riordan said. gates business in general continues to be challenging.
“In these three years we’ve seen this [motioning upward] Over time, we know we have to provide the best value
and we’ve seen this [motioning downward]. It’s more fun on from a life-cycle standpoint. Moving down to Oklahoma
the way up. It’s been a very challenging 18 to 21 months.” City will help us in that regard.”
Riordan said Terex has been positioning itself for the With all of the changes and challenges, Riordan offered
future by spending a lot of time and energy on raising hope when he said, “It is in times like these when Terex
cash. This will allow the company to continue investing in has shined.”
its businesses and product development. Read other items from Pit & Quarry editors at:
“There has been a lot of speculation about what Terex www.pitandquarry.com/blog.

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 EQUIPMENT NEWS

New Hydro-Clean washing unit uses less water to remove contamination from aggregate
The new Hydro-Clean washing unit from W.S. Tyler cleans
deleterious material from aggregate, industrial minerals
and metals while reducing water consumption by up to 75
percent over traditional log washers, the company says.
Taking a maximum feed material size of up to 6 in. into
its vertical drum, the Hydro-Clean employs high-pressure
nozzles, rotating at 90 rpm, to spray up to 90 percent
recycled water on the material with pressures up to 2,900
psi (200 bars). The washing unit removes silt and clay
particles as small as 63 microns from mineral mixtures
and, with its short retention times, can process up to 400
tph, depending on model size and application.
The Hydro-Clean is ideal for use in clay-heavy material
deposits. The dirty material is fed via hopper to a verti-
cal washing drum, where high-pressure nozzles mounted
cleaning process as the material travels down the drum
at the top rotate and spray the material with water. The
cylinder. And because high-pressure streams of water are
water streams spread and wash the material at pressures
injected into areas of the rock that are difficult to reach
of up to 2,900 psi, effectively interacting with the mate-
with traditional cleaning methods, the end result is a
rial to break up agglomerates and clean the particles of
cleaner product that generates higher selling value, the
stubborn material. The turbulence in the drum creates
company says.
additional scrubbing and abrasive forces that enhance the www.wstyler.ca

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EQUIPMENT NEWS

Manufacturer briefs new facility in the United States. The

Aurora facility produces excavators,
its class. It is the only 30-ton hauler
that comes standard with a fully
䡲 Production shift: Caterpillar will wheel loaders, compactors and other independent front suspension sys-
shift excavator production from its heavy equipment. All except excava- tem, according to the company. The
Aurora, Ill., plant to a new plant in tors will continue to be made there, a TA300, which replaces the TA30,
the United States in 2013, accord- Cat spokesman said. features a 385-hp, Tier 3-compliant
ing to Sun-Times Media reports. In 䡲 Head of the class: Terex says its Cummins diesel engine, a ZF fully
March, Cat announced plans to move TA300 articulated truck boasts the automatic with manual override trans-
excavator production from Japan to a highest horsepower and torque in mission and a maximum torque of
1,309 ft. lbs. at 1,400 rpm.
䡲 TV stars: KPI-JCI’s FT3055 jaw
crusher and FT200+ cone crusher
were featured in the April 21 episode
HAZEMAG & EPR‘s Primary Crusher of the Discovery Channel’s “What a
Tool” television show. The Discovery
Channel series began airing on
April 14 and features big tools from
across the country, their necessity in
everyday life and their power. Watch
the episode at www.YouTube.com/
KPIJCIofficial.
䡲 Caging Cougar: Martin Engineering
acquired Cougar Industries of Peru,
Ill., manufacturer of industrial vibra-
tors. The company’s plans are to
retain the Cougar name and continue
operations in Peru as a division of
Martin Engineering.
䡲 Selling interest: Case Construction
Equipment announced the sale
of its interest in LBX Co. LLC to
S.C.M. (America) Inc., an affiliate of
Sumitomo Construction Machinery
• Crushes large feed (7‘x7‘x7‘) Co. Ltd. LBX (Link Belt Excavators)
• Machine Production capacities from 500 to 2000 T/H is now wholly owned by Sumitomo.
• Has a high ratio of reduction (6‘ to minus 9“) The existing global supply alliance
• Requires no ramps, no hoppers, feed at grade between SCM and CNH Global will
• Handles wet/sticky material remain intact.
• Requires no expensive steel work or foundation 䡲 Tire takeover: Titan Tire Corp., a
• Includes remote control - no operator required subsidiary of Titan International Inc.,
• Total setup time - 4 days and ready to crush was the high bidder in federal bank-
• Options: Mobile or Semi Mobile or Fixed (Skid) ruptcy court for certain Denman Tire
• Complete with MCC - Soft Starters - PLC - assets, including its name, tire speci-
Frequency Drive - Just supply the electricity fications, patents, molds, various
bladder tooling, customer lists and
other items, for about $4.4 million,
Mineral Processing for Mining Professionals the company announced.
HAZEMAG &EPR GmbH 䡲 New distributor: West Coast
Machinery, based in Abbotsford,
Contact Ed Kelleher:
British Columbia, Canada, has
2042 Schooley Rd - Harding, PA 18643
Mobile: 570-406-4398 | Office: 570-883-7029 become a distributor for Iowa Mold
Fax: 570-883-0941 | Email: [email protected] Tooling (IMT) customers throughout
www.hazemag.de
the province, IMT announced.

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 CRUSHING

‘We Build, We Fight’

The Navy SeaBees commission new portable crushing plants for the
front lines of war and for humanitarian efforts.
BY BILL ELVERMAN

ll craftsmen take pride in their work. For some States, and that’s if you can get local suppliers to work

A
craftsmen, like the Navy SeaBees, the stakes with you. To that end, the SeaBees rely on portable
are higher and the pride runs deeper. crushing equipment to give them an immedi-
Whether it’s a forward position From left ate source of raw materials for everything
in a war-torn region or a hu- to right, Chuck from road base to concrete and asphalt.
manitarian effort of support Zimmerman (Port In April 2010 the SeaBees acquired
during catastrophic natural disasters, Hueneme), Sr. Chief James two brand new Eagle 1200-25CC
this U.S. Naval construction force Radtke (NCTC, China Lake), portable impact crushers. These new
is typically the first battalion on the Bill Royce (Eagle Crusher Co.), plants mark the first new portable
scene working to build and support Chief Stanley Joe Freshour crushers the Navy has procured since
(NCTC, China Lake), and
infrastructure. 1979. The new plants triple the output
John Laszik (Port
Building infrastructure in combat Hueneme)
of the older machines, require fewer ve-
zones and/or disaster areas is substantially hicles and less manpower to transport, and
more complicated than working in the civil- provide American forces from Afghanistan to
ian world. Materials are scarce, the materials that do Antarctica with the materials to build infrastruc-
exist aren’t typically of the quality you get in the United ture the moment boots are on the ground.

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 CRUSHING

A John Deere 200C LC feeds shot

History of service rock and concrete into the Eagle
Based out of Port Hueneme, Calif., and 1200-25CC portable crusher at the
Gulfport, Miss., the SeaBees were offi- Naval Construction Training Center in
cially commissioned after the attack on China Lake, Calif.
Pearl Harbor. The motto “We Build,
We Fight” was coined around this time Need for quality aggregate
as the Navy recruited skilled tradesmen Once The Seabees arrive at a location,
from the civilian workforce. Carpenters, the mission immediately focuses on
ironworkers, electricians and equipment making infrastructure functional. First
operators were voluntarily thrust from steps involve creating road base and re-
the comfort of their civilian jobs into the building/securing the airstrip. Concrete
harsh realities of conflict. They built air- and asphalt production follows. The
strips, bridges, barracks, roads and ware- Seabees travel with a full complement of
houses on six continents during World tools, construction equipment and min-
War II. Today, their capabilities have eral processing plants, including portable
grown tenfold. crushers and concrete batching plants,
“We have a broad aperture with re- asphalt plants and aggregate washers.
gard to capability,” says Chuck Zimmer- With a focus on making airfields and
man, NCF operations manager based out roadways functional, the demand for a
of the Expeditionary Logistics Center at wide variety of crushed materials is im-
Port Hueneme. “We have amphibious mediate. While these outfits are trained
construction battalions that establish in commercial blasting techniques, a
beach operations with infrastructure. major source for material comes from
We do airfield damage repair when we war damage: blown airstrips, damaged
come into a site. Our biggest mission is buildings and roads, etc. Zimmerman
to build infrastructure to support the reports that, occasionally, there are locals
Marine Corp or any other Department to work with to secure materials, but the
of Defense service that is moving for- quality is often less than desirable.
ward. Disaster recovery is a big mission “When you get abroad,” he says,
of ours, as well, such as after hurricanes “some of the things they consider stan-
and catastrophic earthquakes. We have dard and suitable for construction are
a humanitarian and civic action mis- not suitable. When you try to construct
sion, as well as the war fighting mission infrastructure, you have that respon-
that we support.” sibility but not the control over the
 CRUSHING

product. That’s why we have our own mineral products ca- The new Eagle 1200-25CC portable impact crusher
pabilities, so that we can control the products that go into our modified for use with the Navy Seabees, the Naval
construction force.
construction.”
“Some of the products we would get, even an asphalt or
concrete product, would not meet the standard we require,” that those materials would start to crumble. We’d have to rip
adds John Laszik, CESE life extension program manager, Ex- it out and redo that construction. So we prefer to use our own.
peditionary Logistics Center. “And if you’re forced to use that We’re self-sufficient.”
product, what would happen over a short period of time is The Seabees rely on a broad spectrum of crushed material
sizes: 1 ½-in., 2-in., 3-in. and 4-in. to create a subgrade mate-
rial to stabilize underfoot conditions for paving. And ¼-in.,
½-in. and ¾-in. sizes are used for creating a mix, whether as-
phalt, concrete or a more cohesive base material.

Optimizing production
The 1200-25CC portable crushers are identical to commercially
available models with only a few minor exceptions. The 450-
hp diesel engine is outfitted to run on JP-8 (a jet fuel used in a
wide variety of military engines). Also, a series of lift points and
eyeholes have been fabricated to the unit for hauling by air and
sea, and a military-green coat of paint has been added (as op-
posed to the standard Eagle Crusher orange). The plant weighs
125,000 lbs. and features travel dimensions of 62 ft. 8 in. long,
13 ft. 5 in. high and 11 ft. 7 in. wide. This allows the Seabees to
haul the entire plant behind one truck with a second truck for
the conveyor systems.
The older system, which included both a jaw and cone
crusher, took considerably more effort to move. Each crusher
required its own truck, a truck for the conveyors, and its gen-
erator was not integrated into the unit (as on the Eagle Crusher
plant), so that required another truck/trailer.
“One of the primary reasons we went with the impact
crusher was because it’s a closed circuit system,” Zimmerman
Toll Free: 877.926.1511 says. “The less you have to expose yourself going up and down
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because you’re in a hurry, you’re going to introduce some ma-
terials (rebar, war refuse, etc.) that won’t go into the jaw and

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 ft.-long feeder that includes a 5-ft., two-step grizzly section.
The grizzly cross-conveyor pulls the ¾-in. overs and 1 ½-
in.-minus and transfers that material onto a 30-in. x 50-ft.
stacking conveyor.
The crusher’s UM25 impactor features Eagle Crusher’s
solid-steel, three-bar Ultra-Max rotor that provides reduction
ratios up to 24:1. Adjustable primary and secondary curtains
allow precise product gradation control. Bill Royce, Team
Eagle sales for the Midwest/Canadian/Government markets,
took part in the training and sees the 1200-25CC as a good fit
for the Seabees operation.
“With the two decks, we have the ability to make base rock
or make chips/fines,” Royce says. “Typically, guys only make
one or two products with this machine. You can technically
make four products with two products having absolute sizing.
You can make product off your grizzly cross, you can make
cone system. That, and maintenance is simple because it’s all the top deck overs. You can make the bottom deck overs, and
a closed system.” then you’ll have your throughs. We’ve got the ability to take
During the training session on the 1200-25CC at the the fines out and make a clean product, which is crucial for as-
Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) in China Lake, phalt and concrete rock,” Royce says. “It’s got a long and heavy
Calif., Eagle Crusher service manager Bill Compton had the frame that gives the material a chance to hit, flow and drop
class crushing two products simultaneously from a mixture while lessening vibrations. And the Ultra-Max rotor provides
of concrete and extremely abrasive California Blue Granite: a highly uniform, cubical and durable end product. It’s very
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 CRUSHING

“The heart of this entire machine is

the rotor,” says Zimmerman. “The solid
rotor, plus the three bar system, as op-
posed to a multiple bar system, makes it
more efficient. And, with a solid rotor,
as opposed to a segmented rotor, there’s
no failure. When our troops are out
somewhere no one else wants to be, that
is a strong contributing factor. I don’t
want them to worry about segment
failure when they are out someplace
and can’t get another rotor. I know that
rotor is not going to fail.”
All of this provides the Seabees with
250 tons/hour of quality-crushed prod-
uct versus 75 tons/hour with the old
dual crusher system, according to Zim-
Representatives from Eagle Crusher
merman. “It’s got the same footprint, if assist in cleanup of natural disasters
Co. conducted two weeks of train-
not a little smaller, and we’ve tripled the such as the Haiti earthquake and hur- ing with the Navy Seabees on every
capacity and capability.” ricane Katrina. Shortly after Katrina hit, aspect of the new portable plants,
3,200 Seabees were in the Gulf Coast from set-up and operation to mainte-
Recycling, humanitarian efforts working on recovery efforts. The mas- nance and teardown.
When not on the front line of a foreign sive amounts of rubble created from
conflict, the Seabees are dispatched to that event alone, and the need to dispose
of it and turn it into usable material, was
a catalyst for modernizing their portable
crusher operations. The Department of
Defense is also pushing a green initiative
that will involve the new crushers. When
the machines come to a station within
the United States, they will be used to
crush and recycle concrete and asphalt
to be used elsewhere on that base.
With the training received at the
NCTC and the help of Eagle Crusher,
Seabees equipment operators will have
all the tools needed to expedite materi-
als processing, at home and abroad.
“We’re reinvigorating that capabil-
ity,” Zimmerman says. “When you
bring in good machinery that meets the
application, it builds their confidence.
They’re confident that, when deployed
with that machine, they can go out, set
it up, troubleshoot it, repair it and safely
produce with it.” 

Bill Elverman, our Western U.S. correspon-

dent, is a freelance writer, photographer and
videographer serving the aggregate, construc-
tion, fabrication and manufacturing indus-
tries. He can be reached at:
[email protected].

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 CRUSHING

BY CARL EMIGH
FAMILY RUN
Product quality and sensible maintenance keep Scalia Brothers’
crushing and screening operation going strong.
“Some of the oldest pieces we have

S
calia Brothers Sand & Gravel are a Grasan crushing plant with a
is a small company founded Hewitt Robins 3042 jaw purchased new
in 1948 on a 15-acre site in in 1988, a Grasan screening plant with a
Bristol, Conn., by Frank and Seco screen purchased new in 1974 and
Anthony Scalia. Today, the a series of Grasan conveyors and stackers
company’s several sites total purchased new in the 1970s and 80s, as
90 acres, with more in the well as an auxiliary screen plant and a
offing. All of the crushing is still done at pair of cone crushers,” Russo says. “We
the initial site on Terryville Road, with have never had a major breakdown with
a crushing, screening and stockpiling the jaw plant or screen plant. We’ve re-
system based largely on a 22-year-old built the jaw plant electric motor once or
Grasan jaw plant, 36-year-old Grasan twice. That’s about it.”
screening plant and several Grasan con- The jaw crusher was purchased as a
veyors of about the same vintage. Virtu- portable plant, Russo says. “Some years Jaw dies are inverted 180 degrees with
ally all crushed material is granite. ago we started using it on a stationary ½ in. of life left at the bottom end and
“Yes, we’re a small company, and basis, mounted it on a concrete base for then replaced when ½ in. remains at the
our lifeblood depends on older – some stability and removed the wheels for ease bottom (formerly top).
people would call them ancient – pieces of maintenance. I fully expect it to last
of equipment that we have kept in ex- another 15 years or so. in company management. I think there
cellent running condition over a period “We have always been a family com- is an advantage for our customers in
of many years,” says General Manager pany,” Russo adds. “My mother-in-law, dealing with a family-run operation.
Gabriel Russo. Ann Scalia, is the owner and is involved Nobody works as hard as the owners of
a company – especially a small company
– and nobody tries harder to please the
customers. It’s a matter of pride, reputa-
tion and our life’s blood.”
Russo says the company has had
buyout offers over the years. “But we’ve
always declined. We like this business,
we know this business and this business
knows us.”
Crushed granite materials produced
by Scalia Brothers include 3-in. bank run
gravel (sub base), 1¼-in. process gravel
(usually used on top of sub base), ¾-in.

The Grasan portable jaw crusher

plant – in operation since 1988 – has
been mounted on a concrete pad for
stationary operation.

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stone, ½-in. stone and stone dust (used “We don’t have a dedicated mainte-
primarily by landscapers with pavers for nance staff. We have a small, do-every-
patios and similar applications). Other thing staff, including me,” Russo says.
products include pipe-bedding sand, “Maintenance performed on the Grasan
screened sand and screened topsoil. In jaw plant is fairly simple. We go by the
addition, Scalia Brothers accumulates manufacturer’s recommendations. We
trucked-in asphalt rubble until there is lubricate as needed and keep all the hy-
enough to have an outside contract com- draulic and other oils and filters changed
pany come in and crush it for use as RAP regularly.
(recycled asphalt pavement). “When the jaw dies wear down to
about ½ in. at the bottom end, we in-
Outside material vert them 180 degrees and replace them
Scalia’s fleet of trucks brings in materi- when the bottom – formerly the top
als from their other sites to be stockpiled – is down to ½ in. I can’t tell you how
and crushed at the Terryville Road facil- many million tons of granite we’ve run “Nobody works as hard as
ity. Area excavation and building con- through our jaw and screen plants over
tractors bring in additional materials. the years, but it’s been a lot, and the the owners of a company
Scalia Brothers sells products to equipment has held up beautifully.” 
road builders, building contractors and – especially a small company
others. Currently, the company is sup- Carl Emigh of CME Creative Services Inc.,
– and nobody tries harder to
plying road base for a major highway Marion, Ohio, is a freelance writer and mar-
project, with some of it delivered to the keting communications specialist serving please the customers.”
site by Scalia trucks and some picked up the aggregates, recycling and construction
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The parts to keep you going

We offer a smart guide to buying manganese castings for a crushing operation.

P
ractically every crushing operation is of manganese for cones or jaws, standard man-
BY JIM GEORGANTONES looking for ways to cut costs and increase ganese can work fine for hard, non-abrasive
production. One way to find potential materials. Ask vendors specifically what you’re
savings is by carefully choosing the right getting, since alloy trademarks like “Premium”
manganese castings, in the right alloys, from or “Standard” don’t reveal the manganese con-
the right vendor. tent. Ask if they can provide field-test results of
Look closely at your differentASTM material specs.
entire crushing operation Remember, manganese must “work-hard-
from start to finish: the ma- en” for optimum performance, which should
terial you’re crushing, the be matched with material hardness. The hard-
type of crusher you’re using ness and abrasiveness of the rock to be crushed
– even a vendor’s parts avail- should determine the manganese content for
ability and on-time delivery your operation.
record. Give extra attention
to the profile of the crushing Jaw crusher wear parts
parts. By matching the pro- Critical factors for jaw crusher wear parts are
file of the manganese part how long they last and how efficiently they
to your operation’s require- crush the material. Jaw weight, tooth profile
ments, you can run more ef- and proper fit are all important considerations
ficiently with less downtime for efficient crushing. Efficiency requires proper
and lower operating and tooth design. Tooth profile can be determined
maintenance costs. for each crushing application with the help of
Following is a list of fac- experienced service representatives.
tors to consider before buy-
ing manganese castings. Cone crusher wear parts
Asking the right questions The critical factors for cone crusher parts are the
before buying can save open- and closed-side feed settings. The reduc-
money now and lower the tion ratio is the top size of the feed opening di-
cost of future operations. vided by the closed-side setting in inches. Reduc-
tion ratio will help determine the proper profile
Take note Grades and alloys for each operation: Most options are coarse,
Probably the most Manganese content is critical to the wear life of medium or fine. Be sure to match the profile to
important factor crusher parts and the cost efficiency of your op- your crushing needs.
when buying eration. Manganese content can range between Also, check the product wear of mantle and
manganese 11.5 percent and 24 percent, and is usually ref- bowl liners to confirm wear patterns. OEM
castings is to erenced as: specs assure proper fit, which minimizes vibra-
evaluate and 䡲 Standard = 11.5-14% MN tion for optimal wear. Knowledge of OEM parts
know your vendor. 䡲 18% = 17% - 19% MN and numbering systems is crucial for ordering
What’s the vendor’s 䡲 21/22% = 21% - 24% MN the right part.
crushing expertise Castings with any of these manganese per-
and knowledge of centages could be the right ones for your ap- VSI and HSI crushers
local product? plication. It just depends on what you’re crush- Vertical shaft impactor (VSI) and horizontal
ing. While you could use a higher percentage shaft impactor (HSI) crushers are both charac-

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terized by low capital costs. It’s impor- machine manufacturer, model number, factors for ordering wear parts are your
tant to minimize low-term costs and OEM part numbers, and the dimen- equipment, material being crushed (is it
maximize plant uptime by selecting the sions and weights of the desired parts. wet or dry?), mineral content and the de-
correct alloy for wear parts. Remember, wear patterns always tell a sired throughput in tons per hour.
Impact crushers are application- story and can lead to better crushing Take a close look at the vendor’s man-
sensitive so you need to consider feed decisions. ufacturing and pricing. You want access
size, type of material and the desired You also need to get information to global sourcing with competitive
product. HSI crushers, for example, are before ordering VSI wear parts. Be sure pricing and proven product quality. For
commonly used by quarry operations, to check worn castings for correct part logistics, make sure that the right parts
sand and gravel producers and recyclers numbers, They’re usually cast into the for your operation are in nearby inven-
(where there might be tramp metal in back of the part. This is extremely im- tory and ready for timely delivery.
the material). Selecting the wrong alloy portant when ordering impeller shoes, Remember that high-quality wear
can cause breakage of bars, accelerated since there are many look-alike parts parts may cost more up front, but you
wear and catastrophic failure to the that are not interchangeable. can earn back the extra cost many times
crusher. over through more-efficient operation
Also, ensure an accurate fit to mini- Vendor factors (increasing your tons per hour) and less
mize vibration. All moving parts must Probably the most important factor downtime. 
be installed in matched weights to keep when buying manganese castings is to
the crusher in balance. Unmatched evaluate and know your vendor. What’s Jim Georgantones is the north central sales
weights can cause excessive vibration the vendor’s crushing expertise and manager and manganese service manager at
and cause crushers to break parts or knowledge of local product? Both you Twin City Wire (a Unified Screening & Crushing
cause premature failure. Co.) in St. Paul, Minn. He can be reached at
and your vendor should know your
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Terex unveils cone crusher, portable plant

As part of its Minerals Processing Systems equipment
line, Terex introduced the Cedarapids MVP450X cone
crusher and the Cedarapids CRC380HLS crushing and
screening plant.
The MVP450X, scheduled for a July launch, comes with
a host of upgraded features based on dealer feedback and
replaces the existing MVP450.
Benefits include a manual relay logic control or program-
mable logic control (PLC), and an optional “Guardian” PLC
control system that optimizes production and alerts the
operator of harmful conditions. Fully guided dual action
tramp relief cylinders provide 6 in. lift for easy clearing of
jammed feed material to reduce downtime and increase
productivity. A hydraulic powered threaded upper assembly
allows for quick crusher setting adjustment under load.
A hydro-pneumatic tramp iron
relief system instantly resets Its key feature is a hydraulic
the crusher setting after pass- three-position screen support.
ing uncrushable material; a high The unit houses a high-perfor-
flow manifold system with five mance MVP380 cone crusher
accumulators provides redundant and TSH6203 screen. The high
cylinder protection. Pinned cylin- lift screen profile allows the large
der ends remove quickly to allow head of material to force-feed
fast cone separation for faster the cone crusher for maximum
manganese changes, reducing production. An oversize cone
downtime. Counter-weight protec- hopper and overflow chute buf-
tion shield eliminates high veloc- fers feed variations and allows
ity wear on the base frame and for peak production rates; there
weights, reducing maintenance. is no need to throttle back to
ElJay Rollercone roller bearing prevent material backup to the
construction provides high efficiency. Another feature screen. A swing forward screen support provides quick
includes computer optimized, high endurance, all-cast con- access to cone manganese change and easily transforms
struction with new upper and lower frame castings; new to a travel position. The plant features large 30 in. cross
cone head castings are four times stronger for longer life, conveyors with 50 percent more horsepower, discharging
the company says. 44 in. beyond the frame. A blending gate system combines
The CRC380HLS closed-circuit cone/screen plant, the center deck with the bottom deck and the bottom deck
already in production, features a high-lift screen and with the center deck in 25 percent increments.
improves production 10 to 25 percent, the company says. www.terexcedarapids.com

Cone crusher offers site flexibility countershaft mounted inside one of the three arms. The
The Raptor XL500 cone crusher from FLSmidth Pekin LLC counterweight assembly is enclosed as well, with replace-
joins the Raptor line as a high-performance, cost-effective able non-contacting dust seals. Eccentric surface finish
solution for aggregate operations of all sizes. This 500-hp is critical to bearing longevity under high-performance
machine provides excellent secondary crushing capabili- crushing conditions, and the cone’s advanced eccentric is
ties due to its large feed opening, high-pivot-point crushing a high-strength, ductile iron casting. Spiral-bevel gearing
action and wide crushing stroke. With a maximum diam- helps to transmit loads without shock or sudden impact
eter of 148 in. and weight of 106,500 lbs., the crusher’s on the teeth, decreasing noise and vibration while increas-
size allows flexibility for multi-site crushing opportunities. ing gear and bearing life.
The unit is built with a rigid three-arm frame and integral www.flsmidth.com

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Designed for improved reliability

Metso’s Superior 60-110E primary gyratory crusher pro-
vides a redesigned Spider, a one-piece bottomshell and a
new rim liner retention system. These improvements and
redesigned components are also interchangeable with
existing 60-100 MK-ll crushers. The Superior 60-110E is
FEA-analyzed to reduce stresses, increase reliability and
enhance performance. Additional benefits include a 20
percent reduction in weight but with no reduction in capac-
ity, an increase from 514 rpm to 600 rpm, the option of
being retrofitable (with nominal modifications) and reduced
installation and transportation costs. Four key design ele-
ments drive the unit: Spider assembly, bottomshell design,
topshell design and rim liner retention. An additional fea-
ture of the unit includes an upgraded mainshaft assembly
with a bearing ring that releases the pressure of the head-
nut for mantle change-out. This eliminates the potential
for damage to the headnut or mantle and affords simple
replacement of one less expensive component.
www.metso.com

Independent pre-screen
optimizes crusher’s performance
Kleemann’s MC 120 Z track-mounted jaw crusher offers
high productivity, durability and ease of operation. The jaw
is driven by a 215-hp direct electric motor, providing high-
YOUR SIMPLE ROCK capacity crushing with efficient fuel consumption. The unit
BREAKING SOLUTION has a two-deck, fully independent pre-screen, which can
be fitted with punch sheet, grizzly and wire mesh. This
allows for prescreening before crushing, or removal of
unwanted scalps. Both the Mobicat and Mobirex range of
crushers offer this fully independent double-deck screen
before the crusher. The top deck can be fitted with an
elongated grizzly or a punched sheet; this separates the
feed material allowing the oversize product to feed into
the crusher and the under size product to pass to the sec-
ond screen deck. On the second deck a wire mesh can be
fitted to suit the application.
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Portable jaw plants provide versatility, choice of crusher brands
Grasan road-portable and pit-
portable jaw crusher plants are
available in a full range of sizes
with various crusher brands
and diesel or electric power. Or
customers can supply a new or
used jaw for chassis installation.
Plants can be customized to
meet each customer’s needs or
specifications. Chassis frames
are built with high-strength, wide-
flange steel beams. Hoppers
utilize 3/4-in. plate wall construc-
tion with heavy angle reinforcing
and are available with 3/8-in.
wear liners. Grizzly feeders come
standard with hydraulic hydro-
static drive for variable speed
control. Bypass chutes have
steep valley angles, wear liners
and large clean-out doors.
www.grasan.com

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 CRUSHING

Jaws handle troublesome materials, reduce downtime

Columbia Steel can help crusher operators
determine if they need special jaw profiles
for recycling asphalt and concrete. The com-
pany offers guidelines by first asking, “Do
slabs fall through your jaw crusher without
being crushed? Or do slabs fail to break and
then create blockage?” If so, the company
says, it’s time to consider jaws designed
to handle these troublesome materials
and reduce downtime. Slab breaker jaws
are based on traditional and high-tooth jaw
designs but with additional raised slab break-
ers in pitch with conventionally located teeth.
The number of slab breakers is proportional
to the width of the crusher’s size and model,
allowing the operator to set the discharge for
a reasonable opening and still break slabs
that otherwise would flow through the crush-
er. The company can supply slab-busting
wear parts for more than 70 different crusher
makes and models.
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Universal Flow Monitors Inc. announces L Series viscosity-insensitive flowmeters that
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Safety glasses
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has added safety glasses to its Arc Armor line of welding protec-
tion products. Designed for comfort, fit and durability, the safety glasses are available in
three frame colors and either clear or shade 5.0 lenses. Featuring rubber ear pads and
form-fitting orbital eye coverage, the safety glasses reduce facial discomfort and pain
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oxy-fuel cutting, also feature a The rechargeable, portable
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all parts of the hand with features the wearer and extends service life
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y
BY CARL METZGAR

Here we go again
recious few survive who re- it relates to the reduction of accidents

P member the Bureau of Mines.

Fewer will remember the years
of the energetic research effort
that provided a deeper understanding
of coal dust explosions and the meth-
and the improvement of the health
conditions in the workplace.”
Dr. William Haddon Jr. made a
presentation at the seminar: “Identify-
ing Strategies and Tactics for Injury
Take note
Loss prevention is not accom-
plished by politics, ignorance and
institutionalizing failure.

ane hazard. But alas, the bureau was Control.” Haddon had already been
“too close to the industry,” and it was the first federal highway safety chief rors were crimes. Make errors crimes,
deprived of the opportunity to contin- (appointed in 1966), and at the time rather than anticipate failures, and
ue to use science for fatality reduction. of his academy presentation (1978) correct the errors and the problem will
For anyone who is interested, pro- be solved.
ceedings of the first health and safety Enforcement and fines failed since
seminar, held on Nov. 2-3, 1978, at AN ANCILLARY BIT OF MISCHIEF IN Congress felt the need to pass the
the National Mine Health and Safety CONGRESS’ HEAVY HANDEDNESS IS Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
Academy in Beckley, W.Va., can be 1977 and increase the fines. Enforce-
located and read. The National Mine THE SYSTEMATIC FLOGGING OF THE ment and fines failed again. In 2006,
Health and Safety Academy and Congress passed the Mine Improve-
Marshall University sponsored the METAL/NON-METAL INDUSTRIES FOR ment and New Emergency Response
seminar. FAILURES OF THE COAL INDUSTRY. Act (MINER Act). Enforcement and
The cover page includes seals of fines failed again and precipitated a
Marshall University and the U.S. De- logjam of appeals before the Federal
partment of the Interior. The Bureau he was president of the Insurance Mine and Safety Review Commission.
of Mines was in the Department of Institute for Highway Safety. He had It is interesting to note that in Con-
the Interior. Reflecting on the time reached his preeminence after years gress’ eyes the logjam is the industry’s
requirements for planning and com- of scientific research, publications in fault rather than Congress’ ill-con-
pleting a significant seminar, it would public health and government service. ceived changes and MSHA’s sadistic
appear that this seminar was a Bureau Haddon’s presentation focused on enforcement. An ancillary bit of mis-
of Mines project carried over into the his previously published Ten Coun- chief in Congress’ heavy handedness is
MSHA era since Robert B. Lagather, termeasure Strategies for preventing the systematic flogging of the metal/
the first assistant secretary of labor for injuries (Google “Haddon’s Ten Strat- non-metal industries for failures of
MSHA, made a dinner speech. egies”). The strategies were based on the coal industry.
science, and their effectiveness had Loss prevention is not accom-
Gathering place been demonstrated in their applica- plished by politics, ignorance and
The preface to the proceedings in- tion to highway safety. The practical institutionalizing failure. Will Con-
cludes some pungent and relevant application of Haddon’s theories re- gress have the courage to try what has
remarks in light of the serially mis- duced the number of fatalities and the worked or cast more concrete around
conceived, irresponsible rhetoric and seriousness of injuries. The applicabil- its failures? Congress will have its
actions from Congress and the admin- ity and effectiveness of his strategies usual knee reaction, and miners will
istration as delivered by MSHA. The had been demonstrated. Here was a continue to die. 
seminar was done, “… in an effort to successful model.
bring together a group of specialists Carl R. Metzgar, CSP, has more than 30 years of
who have been instrumental in de- Past failures safety and health experience in the aggregates
industry. He provides consulting services with a
veloping a variety of health and safety The Federal Coal Mine Health and specialization in program evaluation, training,
programs, to discuss these programs Safety Act of 1969 was fundamentally compliance and loss control, and can be reached at
and to report on the ‘state of the art’ as an enforcement act legislating that er- 336-766-8264, [email protected].

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BY MICHAEL T. HEENAN

Preventing tragedies
s I began this article, I was Safety laws for mines

A aware of the news reports of 11

workers missing following the
drill rig explosion off the coast
of Louisiana. I thought of the human
consequences, the anxiety of loved
Coal mine explosions have precipitated
comprehensive changes in safety laws
and enforcement for the mining indus-
try. The Federal Coal Mine Health and
Safety Act of 1969 introduced manda-
Take note
My point is that stone, sand and
gravel operations do not pose
risks of massive loss of life, and
yet there has been a constant
ones and the tenacity of hope for the 11 tory standards and major sanctions escalation of enforcement on such
missing workers. following the Farmington coal mine operations, apparently based on an
There will be an investigation into explosion. Subsequent explosions and unspoken fiction that they do pres-
the explosion by the U.S. Minerals fire in underground mines induced ent comparable risks.
Management Service (MMS), the agen- Congress to enact the Federal Mine
cy that is responsible for drill rigs, and Safety and Health Act of 1977, which
probably a congressional investigation created the Mine Safety and Health ment for mining, when other industries
into whether the MMS “has pushed Administration and gave it responsibil- that have potential for disastrous ex-
for regulations necessary to ensure the plosions have not been similarly regu-
safety of offshore operators,” according IN ROUND NUMBERS, THERE lated. Why is that? More importantly,
to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Clearly, why are surface sand, gravel, stone and
safety procedures will be evaluated. ARE MORE THAN 9,000 STONE, cement operations, and other mines
Whether that investigation will in any that do not explode, being subjected to
SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS
way resemble the MSHA and congres- the same regulatory burdens as those
sional investigations into the West COMPARED TO 850 UNDERGROUND that do?
Virginia coal mine explosion remains
to be seen. COAL MINES. Disparate treatment
Federal investigations, certainly A mine is defined in federal law as “an
MSHA investigations, are conducted to ity to regulate all mines with closure area of land from which minerals are
determine if there were safety failures orders and mandatory civil penalties. extracted in nonliquid form …” The
and, if so, who might be to blame. An- The laws provide for criminal enforce- exception for oil and gas is obvious.
other principal goal is to evaluate what ment as well. The irony is that oil and gas operations
can and should be done to prevent a The Sago coal mine explosion pro- can explode, while the vast majority
repeat tragedy – not just at the affected duced the Mine Improvement and of mines do not present such hazards.
site, but all such sites. New Emergency Response Act of 2006 Nevertheless, the toughest safety regula-
In MSHA investigations, a criti- (MINER Act). Now, it appears that tory program is currently confined to
cal dynamic is the public’s focus on there will be new legal requirements mines. So far as I know, the rationale for
the human tragedy. With the drill and a significant elevation in regulatory such disparate treatment has never been
rig explosion, the focus immediately enforcement against all mines. A typi- explored or justified.
shifted to the enormous environmental cal response to a coal mine explosion In round numbers, there are more
consequences of uncontrolled oil pour- is that laws and enforcement should be than 9,000 stone, sand and gravel op-
ing into the ocean at a rate of 200,000 tougher. erations compared to 850 underground
gallons per day. The media had not If the justification for continu- coal mines. Without regard to numbers
focused on the disappearance and evi- ally elevated sanctions and regulatory of oil drilling platforms, the potential
dent deaths of 11 workers in the way enforcement is to prevent disastrous for mass fatalities has been repeatedly
the coal tragedy was covered. With coal explosions and fires, it is important to manifested. The most devastating acci-
mines, the focus is always on the threat consider who is to be regulated, why dent in recent history occurred in 1988
to human life – as it should be. and how. Explosions have prompted when a drill rig explosion in the North
extraordinary regulation and enforce- Continued on page 39

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Sea killed 167 people. Advertiser Page Phone Web Site
My point is that stone, sand and
Amcast pg 6 631-880-9890 www.amcastonline.com
gravel operations do not pose risks of
massive loss of life, and yet there has Baldor Electric Co. Inside Front Cover 479-646-4711 www.baldor.com
been a constant escalation of enforce- Bituminous Insurance Companies pg 16 800-475-4477 www.bituminousinsurance.com
ment on such operations, apparently
C.L. Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery pg 22 877-339-7339 www.dewsfoundry.com
based on an unspoken fiction that they
do present comparable risks. There are Eagle Crusher pg 35 800-25-EAGLE www.eaglecrusher.com
small businesses that in recent years Ecco Fab Co. pg 14 877-926-1511 www.eccofab.com
have been hit with very substantial
FLSmidth Excel pg 33 262-968-9095 www.flsmidth.com/Raptor
penalties for a single inspection (six fig-
ures for a single small business inspec- Foothills Steel Foundry Ltd. pg 28 888-783-3544 www.foothillssteel.ca
tion in some cases). Citations for any Fred Weber Inc. pg 25 866-739-8855 www.fredweberinc.com
given company can run the gamut of
Hamer LLC pg 7 800-927-4674 www.hamerinc.com
trash cans without lids in place to more
serious violations such as failure to use Hazemag pg 17 724-439-3512 www.hazemag.com
fall protection. However, they are not Hazemag & EPR pg 10 570-883-7029 www.hazemag.de
receiving citations related to mining in
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volatile or explosive environments.
In the past year, I have even seen Luff Industries Ltd. pg 19 888-349-5833 www.luffindustries.com
MSHA special investigations conduct- Masaba Inc. pg 21 877-627-2220 www.masabainc.com
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as a potential basis for prosecution of
individuals in matters as trivial as a Metso Minerals Industries Inc. pg 9 800-558-6818 www.metso.com
leaky (but functional) eye wash bowl. Michelin pg 5 877-574-8473 www.michelinearthmover.com
If members of Congress believe it nec-
NSK pg 31 88-THINK-NSK www.us.nsk.com
essary to yet again increase sanctions
for all mines in the wake of the latest Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. pg 15 800-447-6464 www.philsystems.com
coal disaster, they should first consider Power Transmission Solutions pg 12, 13 866-743-4392 www.emerson-ept.com/rock
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PR Engineering pg 29 905-579-9721 www.prengineering.com
not enlarge sanctions on mines that do
not pose threats of massive fires, explo- REMco pg 27 925-447-0805 www.remcovsi.com
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, one of the
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