Mining Incidents

Dinn Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Ward Stone, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Brad K Ward; Anna C Ward
Flat Rock, Shelby County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202366

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2013–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
135
citations
47
significant & substantial
$66,334
proposed penalties
$52,600
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 12,515 3 1 239.7
2025 Q3 13,061 2 0 153.1
2025 Q2 13,086 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,955 13 4 1186.7
2024 Q4 13,228 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,346 12 7 836.5
2024 Q2 14,154 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,777 1 0 92.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 11, 2026 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ward Stone, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was getting out of the skid steer and slipped and fell on their knee

2025 · 1 incident

May 12, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ward Stone, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was washing the pins to disengage the bucket of skid steer. The bucket disengaged and fell on EE's right foot

2018 · 1 incident

November 7, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ward Stone, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employees were placing a 200lb steel plate on a structure, the plate slipped off and fell 15" striking employee's left foot just behind the steel toe portion of their boot.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 15, 2016 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ward Stone, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE went to tower 1 to check clips on conveyor belt. Ee grabbed ladder at hinge point, when ee placed weight on the ladder, it smashed/pinched left pinky, ring & middle fingers. Resulting in the amputation of middle finger, just below the nail. EE recalls pulling hand out, from the hinge point, which ee thinks resulted in the separation of middle finger.

April 29, 2016 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ward Stone, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 ee were cutting a section of conveyor belt w/a straight edge & a razor knife. 1 ee was holding the straight edge while the other was cutting the belt on the ground when the knife slipped & cut the right hand of the employee holding the straight edge. Resulting in a 1" laceration. It was determined that the employee needs medical attention & was taken to Prompt Med

2015 · 1 incident

August 5, 2015 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ward Stone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Reinstalling screen panels (punch plate) on tower 1 screen. While installing last panel on the top deck employee had his hand between a rivet and the hook rail on the screen panel catching the end of his left thumb when the panel was pushed into place. This caused a laceration to the left thumb requiring 3 stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

January 14, 2013 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ward Stone, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was digging frozen material out of a feed chute that transfers rock from an overhead surge bin onto a belt feeder. He reached into chute to remove piece of rock, placing his arm under opening of bin. Piece of frozen lime fell/rolled from side of bin, striking his arm. Quarry had rec'd apprx 4" of rain over weekend, then temps dropped, washing material onto belts & freezing it