Mining Incidents

Oak Hill Metal/Non-Metal

Oak Hill, Jackson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300178

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
170
citations
43
significant & substantial
$77,611
proposed penalties
$46,273
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
2021 Q3 706 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 682 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 725 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 997 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,006 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,281 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,183 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

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

May 27, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterloo Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Operator called in to shop that his truck was running hot, the shop foreman told him to check the coolant level in the tank, if it was full he would send a mechanic to fix the problem. The operator decided on his own to remove the radiator cap. He was sprayed on the back with antifreeze and got 1st and 2nd degree burns on his right shoulder.

2001 · 1 incident

March 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterloo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, WHO IS THE OPERATOR OF THE SECONDARY PLANT, HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE WEST SCREEN. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCREEN WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A BROKEN V BELT. THE BELT WAS GUARDED BUT WHEN IT HAD BROKEN IT HAD WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT AND WAS TURNING SO FAST IT WAS NOT VISIBLE AND WAS FLAPPING OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD WHICH ALLOWED IN TO COME I