Mining Incidents

Masons Sand & Gravel Company Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by George S Smith
Obetz, Franklin County, OH  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3302517

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
14
significant & substantial
$6,422
proposed penalties
$6,422
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 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

12 on file

2010 · 1 incident

February 17, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

Cutting a piece of steel and hot slag dripped in left ear.

2009 · 1 incident

March 20, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

received notification by mail 11/16/09 from workers compensation claiming injury was injured 3/20/09, we are presently waiting for information from workers compensation or employee. He has been laid off since 9/8/09 because of the lack of work at the mine site. Filled out this form to the best of our kneowledge of what we know.

2006 · 1 incident

May 22, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

IW fell through catwalk that was over water. He had contusions to left lower leg, right rib area & upper right arm.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 15, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The company's supervisor had a heart attack and had to be transported to the hospital by an ambulance. He had to have immediate surgery in order to open up a blocked artery.

October 24, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE TIGHT CONFINES OF A CLUTCH COMPARTMENT ON A DRAG LINE TRYING TO BREAK A BOLT LOOSE. PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER RIGHT GROIN. WE ARE NOT SURE IF PROBLEM CAME ON THE JOB OR NOT. WE HELD UP FILING UNTIL WE KNEW THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS BETTER AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS.

July 28, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Left leg slipped while disassembing hydraulic cylinder on digger head of suction dredge, causing leg to hit steel plate.

2003 · 1 incident

September 3, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISCONNECTING PIPE AT SLEEVE JOINT, LOADER WAS DIRECTED TO BACK UP. ONE BINDER WAS STILL ATTACHED SO PIPE WOULD NOT COME LOOSE. PIPE LINK SWUNG TOWARDS EMPLOYEE BUMPING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN ON TOP OF PIPE. THE LOADER MAN LOWERED THE PIPE TO THE GROUND SO HE COULD ROLL OFF OF THE PIPE.

2002 · 3 incidents

September 24, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED FOOT. CARRYING 5 GALLON BUCKET STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED FOOT.

September 23, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING DRUM DOLLEY. BARREL SLIPPED OFF DOLLEY, CAUSING DOLLEY TO FLIP BACKWARDS HITTING CHEEK BONE, CAUSING SLIGHT LACERATION ON CHEEK BONE.

August 9, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

GOING TO THE FRONT OF DREDGE TO ADJUST MICRO SWITCHES FOR DIGGERS AND STEPPED IN A HOLE IN FLOORING AND BANGED SHIN BETWEEN I BEAM. A BRUISE AND BUMP CAME UP ON SHIN. NOTE-EMPLOYEE DIDN'T MAKE IT CLEAR TO US THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET TREATMENT UNTIL THE PLACE CALLED.

2001 · 2 incidents

January 4, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Masons Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OCMING DOWN FROM LOADER AFTER WASHING WINDSHIELD ON CAT 980B LOADER. EE WENT TO DR. ON 1-3-01. XRAY DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING--WAITING FOR WORKERS' COMP. TO AUTHORIZE MRI AND FURTHER TESTS.