The Feeder at the primary plant was jammed. When looking for the cause of the jam, the primary plant operator fell off of the step ladder EE was on. EE's hard hat fell off and EE's head hit the concrete. EE lost consciousness for roughly 90 seconds. Ambulance was called. EE's injuries were a subdural hematoma and an open fracture of right side of occipital bone.
Oster Sand & Gravel-Massillon Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Oster Sand & Gravel
· Surface
Controlled by
Oster Enterprises Inc
Massillon,
Stark County,
OH
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301625
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2024
- Latest incident
- Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
12
significant & substantial
$10,198
proposed penalties
$9,281
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 | 5,844 | 5 | 0 | 855.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,417 | 3 | 0 | 467.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,730 | 1 | 1 | 174.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,539 | 3 | 0 | 458.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,333 | 5 | 0 | 937.6 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 1 incident
July 29, 2024
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oster Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders
2005 · 1 incident
October 18, 2005
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Oster Sand & Gravel · Contact with hot objects or substances
He was cutting with a torch and a spark went into his left ear. He went to the dr and returned to work in the same day. nothing was done from then until 11-29-05 when a 15 minutes operation was performed to correct his burn on the ear drum.
2001 · 1 incident
April 6, 2001
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oster Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders
WAS GETTING OFF A STEP LADDER AND MISSED A STEP.LANDED FLAT ON HIS LEFT HEAL, DRIVING HIS HEAL INTO THE FLOOR.