Mining Incidents

New Point Stone Co - Napoleon Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Napoleon, Ripley County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202437

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
26
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,409
proposed penalties
$8,409
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 4,115 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,953 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,052 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,416 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,546 1 0 282.0
2024 Q3 3,651 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,717 2 0 424.0
2024 Q1 5,090 1 0 196.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was processing a slab of stone on the hydraulic splitter when EE rolled the stone back a piece fell off and hit EE's steel toed boot on top and bruised the top of EE's foot.

September 8, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted with a piece of landscape stone / flatrock in hand hurting EE's lower back

2021 · 1 incident

June 25, 2021 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee had a piece of stone on the forks of a skid steer getting ready to load the stone splitter table when EE lost control of the machine and stone came off making skid steer rock back and forth severely and allowing employee to hit the lap bar / hold down bar with EE's chest fracturing a rib

2020 · 1 incident

August 31, 2020 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Struck by flying object

It was a dry warm day and Employee was running a hydraulic stone splitter making Dimension type stone for Landscape type rock (Flatrock). When splitter came down to split stone a small piece hit Employee in right cheek causing Employee to fall backward and hit the back of Employee's head on a pallet causing cut to the back of head as well.

2019 · 1 incident

June 11, 2019 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While holding a piece of stone on our Hydraulic stone splitter to be snapped / split into dimension stone. When stone was snapped it jarred EE's Right hand / wrist. Thinking EE's wrist was only sprained EE continued to work the rest of the day. Later that evening while at home EE's wrist continued to hurt and EE went to the hospital and Dr's determined it was broken.

2017 · 1 incident

March 1, 2017 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Struck by falling object

While feed table was being loaded with flat rock the skid steer operator pushed the table of stone / flat rock forward and a piece of stone fell off causing it to hit victim on the left foot / ankle. Employees are taught to stay away from table while being loaded.

2015 · 1 incident

August 3, 2015 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee / Crew member decided to load a piece of stone on a 3ft splitter table by hand instead of waiting on a machine (skid steer) to load table, resulting in a pulled muscle in his lower back.

2013 · 1 incident

February 18, 2013 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While pushing flat rock / landscape stone to the 3 ft splitter to dimensionalize stone, employee felt pain & discomfort in left shoulder. He worked till lunch at 11:00 am and then decided to go to Dr. due to discomfort / pain in that shoulder. Conditions in that area were dry, partly cloudy and 30 degrees.

2011 · 1 incident

September 15, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Struck against stationary object

While employee was running to the restroom, he tripped/slipped on a rock and twisted left ankle causing a sprain to left ankle.