Mining Incidents

Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc.Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Rodney Wenrich
Ravenna, Portage County, OH · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301401
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was using the drive belts to rotate log washer tubes for maintenance on a cold day, EE's glove caught the drive belt and EE's finger was pinched between the drive belt and the motor sheave. X-rays at med center on 3/4/25 showed a broken left index finger.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was performing maintenance on a hydraulic excavator. A pin was being driven out of the end bearing of a hydraulic cylinder. As the pin was pushed through the cylinder bearing the bar used to push the pin was forced up by the weight of the cylinder and struck the miner in the mouth. Miner sustained injury to lower lip and a tooth.

Rubbed or abraded

While removing bolts from a worn cutting edge the employee attempted to keep a bolt head from spinning and the sharp edge of the worn bolt cause the injury. The employee sustained lacerations to two finger on right hand. The employee was taken to a local medical facility and received sutures in one of the two fingers. The other finger was treated using first aid only.

2016 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating an articulating haul truck when the park brake was applied unexpectedly. The truck came to an abrupt halt. The operator was wearing a safety belt but the sudden stop ""jarred"" their back.

Fall from machine

Employee was servicing a Cat 307 Excavator in the shop. The employee had stepped down from the machine to get a tool and was climbing back up to remove an access cover from the hydraulic tank when hand slipped off the rail and EE fell backwards, injuring left elbow and left shoulder.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on the North Processing Plant. Two employees were working together, one was inside the tub of a sand screw replacing wear shoes and the other (the injured employee) was outside the machine assisting when IE bumped head on a low I-beam support.

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Haul Truck operator was attempting to service the air conditioning unit in the truck's cab when the middle finger on his left hand contacted the fan blade of the circulating blower. Tip of finger was cut requiring three (3) stitches to close wound.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was cleaning accumulated material near the feeder pan of the processing plant when he pinched his right index finger. The tip of the finger bone was broken and a laceration required stitches to close.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE CAT 245 WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED FOR THE HANDRAIL BEHIND THE DOOR WHEN HE GOT HOLD OF THE OPEN SIDE PANEL DOOR. HAVING TWO MOVING DOORS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE COMPLETELY AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM THE TOP OF SAND PLANT WHEN HE PUSHED THE SCREEN OVER HIS HEAD & TURNED AT THE SAME TIME.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNROLL CONVEYOR BELTING FROM A SUSPENDED ROLL WHEN THE ROLL CAME UNHOOKED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT. THE ROLL OF BELT HAD AN ELONGATED CENTER HOLE AS IT DID NOT HAVE A CO RE. IT WAS SUSPENDED BY CHAIN AND A BAR THRU THE ROLL. AS THE BELT ROLLED IN SPUN/JUMPED SUDDENLY AND DISLODGED. THE OPERATOR'S FOOT WAS BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER APPROX 3' ABOVE GROUND. MAINTENANCE WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A GRAVEL CHUTE. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT AND THE LADDER SHIFTED. IN THE PROCESS OF STABALIZING THE LADD ER AND HIMSELF THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND THE BACK STIFFENED UP OVERNIGHT!

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO MINERS WERE REMOVING A BROKEN CABLE ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE BUCKET AND LINAGE WERE LOCATED ON LEVEL GROUND IN COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS. A CABLE WEDGE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THE PULL BAIL SOCKET IN WITH A PIN & 10# HAMMER. THE INJURED MINER WAS STRUCK ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE HAMMER AS HE LEANED IN TO CHECK THE WEDGE AT THE SAME TIME THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PIN.