Mining Incidents

PRECISION AGGREGATES III LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Randolph G Schmeltz Jr
Fremont, Sandusky County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3300071

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
119
citations
23
significant & substantial
$21,289
proposed penalties
$20,294
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 3,470 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,240 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,293 3 1 698.8
2025 Q1 1,109 1 0 901.7
2024 Q4 3,599 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,576 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,020 2 0 497.5
2024 Q1 3,395 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

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 17, 2023 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was removing rock on top of conveyor belt when belt rolled and pinched EE's foot in hopper. EE had a fracture to EE's left fibula and was placed into a splint.

2015 · 1 incident

October 23, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee said he had a rock stuck in his tire. He said rock was size of a football. He kicked the rock, breaking it. A piece of rock fell and hit him on the foot breaking his steel toe in half. I asked to see his boots that the steel toe broke and he stated he threw them away and the trash was already picked up so he couldn't bring them in.

2007 · 1 incident

April 6, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping change a skid steer tire when a pry bar slipped striking him above the right eyebrow. It required six stitches at the local ER. He returned to work at 11:30 am.

2006 · 1 incident

January 30, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hit left index finger with sledge hammer, taking a stering cylinder off haul truck

2003 · 2 incidents

December 23, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, WORKING ON HEATER FAN.