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5 AGGREGATES MANAGER May 2015 TOP POST OF THE MONTH Photos from Bluegrass Material Co.'s Texas Quarry Participants at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association's (NSSGA) annual convention had the opportunity to tour Bluegrass Material Co.'s Texas Quarry, which Bluegrass President Ted Baker describes as the company's flagship quarry. "This is our biggest quarry both sales and production wise," he adds. TOP READS Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels traces equipment evolution Whether or not you're a fan of yellow iron, there is a lot to be learned from the newly re- leased Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels. The book, written by Frank Raczon (along with equipment historian Keith Haddock), highlights the manufacturer's journey from developing motor graders pulled by animals to hybrid excavators. Strategic introductions and acquisi- tions are highlighted and put into context. Trinity Materials' Indian Village Plant runs a sand dredging operation in southwest Louisiana Trinity Materials' Indian Village Plant stays busy dredging and processing sand from a small lake in southwest Louisiana where the recent oil and gas boom has brought new life to the construction industry. MSHA fatalgram report The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) sent out a fatalgram last week (March 16) providing details about a fatal accident that occurred at a limestone quarry in Ohio on Dec. 1, 2014. A 46-year-old contract truck driver with 26 years of experience was killed when the ar- ticulating haul truck he was operating traveled over a berm and into a large pond. Dive teams were required to extract the victim from the truck. MSHA issues citations to five metal/non-metal mines during impact inspections in February The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 195 citations and 15 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and five metal/non-metal (MNM) mines during the month of February. One of the five MNM mines, a U.S. Silica Co. sand mine in Illinois, was issued 25 citations, two of which were S&S. Two of the mines belonged to Essroc Cement Corp., one in Pennsylvania and one in West Virginia. The Pennsylvania mine was issued a total of 12 citations, five of which were S&S, and the West Virginia mine was issued five citations, two of which were S&S. Tweets Therese Dunphy @AggManEditor Mar 18 Why are you here? @csluck4 outlines his perspective #NSSGA strategic plan for upcoming year. Mar 18 It's everyone's job to work as advocates for our industry says Grassroots CEO of the Year Bob Weldon III #NSSGA Aggregates Manager magazine Posted by Therese Dunphy · March 17 at 11:18pm · Share this picture and link with your elected offi cials as you tell them about the need for a long-term highway bill. Aggregates Manager magazine Catch up on top news and content from our web site and social media channels.