Mining Incidents

Marblehead Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Geo Gradel Co · Facility
Controlled by John F. Gradel Sr Trust
Marblehead, Ottawa County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304530

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
51
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,880
proposed penalties
$5,880
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 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,499 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,896 1 0 345.3
2024 Q4 3,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,896 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,827 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 847 2 0 2361.3
2023 Q4 3,146 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

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 28, 2025 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geo Gradel Co · Fall from machine

Mechanic/Operator was assigned to come in a half hour early with another guy to check fluids and start up mobile equipment. The injured worker had just started up a dozer and was climbing down when EE's right foot missed the bottom step, causing EE to fall rolling EE's ankle and bruising EE's hip.

2018 · 1 incident

November 26, 2018 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Geo Gradel Co · Struck against a moving object

Operator was moving rock and doing cleanup with a front end loader. Employee was sitting in the seat in a twisted position with the seat belt fastened and looking over their shoulder as they were backing up. Employee attempted to turn back into neutral position at the same time they hit a pothole causing pain in the neck.

2011 · 1 incident

September 12, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geo Gradel Co · Fall from piled material

Employee climbing on large rocks to check inventory. Rock shifted and rolled causing loss of balance. Employee fell to ground and he tried to catch himself with his right arm while falling. The fall caused a fractured wrist and elbow laceration. Rock was size of small tote box.