Mining Incidents

Watson Gravel Inc (Ross Plant) Metal/Non-Metal

Watson Gravel Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ronald E Watson
Ross, Butler County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3302679

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
167
citations
36
significant & substantial
$48,435
proposed penalties
$32,154
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 19,332 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,302 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18,364 5 1 272.3
2025 Q1 15,695 6 2 382.3
2024 Q4 22,837 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 22,889 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 25,137 5 1 198.9
2024 Q1 15,779 6 0 380.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2024 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watson Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was walking under conveyor, EE hit hard hat on the bottom of the conveyor. It knocked EE's hard hat off. After bending down to pick up hard hat EE hit head on way back up.

February 10, 2024 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Watson Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

While staging a Cab Stand Platform for installation on a new dredge, a crane was booming down with two chains hooked up and two that were free. The injured employee was stepping up onto the stand to hook up the two free chains when they unexpectedly swung and struck them on the left side of hard hat. EE was temporarily dazed and proceeded to stumble.

2014 · 1 incident

January 13, 2014 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Watson Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Driving a pin with a sledge hammer, ee felt like he pulled a muscle in his right elbow.

2008 · 1 incident

February 21, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Watson Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were replacing tires on boom truck. Injured employee was holding a wrench while co-worker was operating the impact wrench. His finger got smashed between the wrench and the wheel, resulting in a fracture of the fifth digit on the left hand.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Watson Gravel Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING ON LOADER BUCKET, NOTIFEID EMPLOYER 8/17/05

February 9, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Watson Gravel Inc · Contact with cold

EE WAS UNCLOGING COLLECTOR BOX ON FLOATING CONVEYER. CONVEYER AND BOX SANK UNDER WEIGHT OF MATERIAL. EE WAS PULLED INTO WATER.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 25, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watson Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK, SOMETHING CAUGHT HIS RING ON LEFT HAND. RESULTED IN LACERATION BOTTOM SIDE OF FINGER.

January 3, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watson Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HELPING TO INSTALL SCREEN PANELS, GOT THUMB HEADGED BETWEEN SCREEN AND SCREEN PLATE.

2000 · 1 incident

August 18, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watson Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PUMP OFF DREDGE BUCKET. PUMP SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND INJURED FINGER WHEN IT HIT FLOOR.