Mining Incidents

Gerken Materials Inc Metal/Non-Metal

West Millgrove, Wood County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3300033

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
21
significant & substantial
$17,000
proposed penalties
$17,000
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 4,617 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,923 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,415 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,717 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,022 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,983 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,367 1 1 186.3
2024 Q1 2,853 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2014 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gerken Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Changing screen cloth, lost balance and fell into hand rail.

May 9, 2014 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gerken Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Working on skid loader attachment and stepped backward. Tripped over some steel and fell on his rib cage.

2013 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

June 27, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Gerken Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING END LOADER IN SHOT ROCK AREA

2011 · 1 incident

March 14, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping install a punch plate on the screen deck and had his fingers around the plates opening as it was being pushed into place. Caught finger on cross rail, ripping open end of finger, which had to be sewn back together at hospital.

2008 · 2 incidents

April 19, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Gerken Materials Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EE's reported to work and discovered the electircal trailer and control tower was on fire. Supervisor called fire department and MSHA then.

February 12, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ground was ice covered with a layer of snow over top of ice. Employee lost footing on ice and fell and hit his head. Took him to be checked out and dr said he had a concussion.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee is a semi-driver with our sister company N.O.A.P. He was working on the truck trailer in the shop area and slipped off and landed wrong on his foot/heel.

November 2, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was breaking up a rock with a sledge hammer & strained his back.

2002 · 4 incidents

December 17, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FORKS IN SKID LOADER. HAD A CUT AND SWELLING/BLEEDING OF THE FINGER.

August 28, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STACKING FLAT ROCK, COWORKER WAS OPERATING LOADER PEELING ROCK. THIS SPUN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK UP, STRUCK EE IN FOREHEAD, CUT FOREHEAD, 7 STITCHES.

June 27, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS STACKING 3" WALL STONE. HE WAS STACKING UP SOME STONE ON ONE CORNER WHEN ANOTHER EE RUNNING A SKID STEER WAS SETTING ANOTHER STONE ON THE PALLET WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND PUSHED TWO OTHER STONES ONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

May 22, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS STACKING 2" ROCK AND A PIECE OF STONE CRACKED IN HALF, WHEN IT CRACKED, HE LOST HIS GRIP ON HALF OF IT AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SWELLING IN THE FOOT.

2001 · 1 incident

June 21, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BANDING A PALLET OF STONE WITHOUT HIS GLOVES ON AND HE REACHED A ROUND PALLET FOR TIGHTENER WHEN THE BANDING CAUGHT HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT TOP HAND AND LACERATED HIS HAND AND WAS SENT TO H OSPITAL TO GET STITCHES 4 STITCHES TOTAL.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 4, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
MacRitchie Materials Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON MILL OPRATION CONTROL ROOM ALL SHIFT. AT 3:55 PM, PT MGR COULD NOT LOCATE HIM. HE WENT INTO CONTROL ROOM AND FOUND HIM COLLAPSED ON FLOOR UNCONCIOUS. CPR WAS GIVEN AND CMT WAS CALLED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE BROUGHT AROUND. IT IS BELIEVED HE HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

September 7, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING IN QUARRY, FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

August 23, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE DRIVING A QUARRY TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO BOTH EYES.