Mining Incidents

South Columbus Sand and Gravel PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Lockbourne, Pickaway County, OH · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304733
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2017–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using a wrench to rotate a drive shaft on the dredge. The wrench slipped from the employee's hand and the employee lost balance, hitting EE's shoulder on the pump.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Around 3:30pm, an employee was attempting to clear off material buildup on a stairway. Due to the cold weather, material had frozen solid and could not be removed just by shoveling. The employee made the decision to grab a sledgehammer and utilize that to break loose the debris. About the third or fourth swing, the employee felt a sharp pain in their neck.

2019 · 1 incident

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

Employee was helping install a section of dredge pipe when EE got leg pinched between the two sections of pipe. Injury was abrasion/contusion of left lower leg.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was drilling a hole in a steel pipe when the drill bit caught and caused ee to lose control of the drill. The drill rotated out of ee hand and struck ee on the face, lacerating lip. Laceration needed stitches to close.