Mining Incidents

Apex Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeffrey R Sidwell
Jewett, Harrison County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304321

Apex Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $495 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
29
significant & substantial
$10,959
proposed penalties
$8,014
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,945 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
1,075
inspection hours
6.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
74 citations across 1,075 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Apex Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $495 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$11K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$495
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-08-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Noise
6%
over PEL
47
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-04-18.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
Show 67 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 81 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,399 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,639 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,544 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 4,142 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,968 1 0 201.3
2017 Q2 5,290 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,080 2 1 490.2
2016 Q4 4,948 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,423 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,042 2 0 396.7
2016 Q1 4,125 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,535 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,794 4 2 588.8
2015 Q2 5,939 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,088 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 7,228 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,898 5 1 633.1
2014 Q2 7,683 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,707 2 1 298.2
2013 Q4 5,379 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,480 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,181 3 2 485.4
2012 Q4 5,538 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,751 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,542 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,392 2 0 312.9
2011 Q4 3,356 2 0 595.9
2011 Q3 6,903 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 9,361 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,603 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,618 1 0 104.0
2010 Q3 10,322 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 11,159 2 1 179.2
2010 Q1 6,825 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 11,149 2 2 179.4
2009 Q3 11,570 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 13,507 1 1 74.0
2009 Q1 8,964 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 11,454 2 1 174.6
2008 Q3 15,521 9 4 579.9
2008 Q2 2,281 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,052 4 1 1310.6
2007 Q4 3,832 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,147 2 0 388.6
2007 Q2 7,297 4 2 548.2
2007 Q1 8,866 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 11,546 2 1 173.2
2006 Q3 11,078 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,548 2 2 159.4
2006 Q1 4,713 1 0 212.2
2005 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 301 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,326 2 0 859.8
2005 Q1 2,160 2 0 925.9
2004 Q4 4,495 1 0 222.5
2004 Q3 4,540 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 119 2 0 16806.7
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 2,142 3 3 1400.6
2000 Q2 4,896 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,955 6 4 1210.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

September 1, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sidwell Materials Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was installing new tracks on a excavator driving a steel pin with a sledge hammer to hold tracks together when a very small piece of steel fragment broke off and went into his rigt leg. Employee received 4 stitches in his right leg.

2009 · 1 incident

August 4, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Struck against a moving object

While operating the D11 Dozer the operator ran over a rock causing the machine to jump and landing on a rock, teetering then falling back down to level ground, causing the operator to be jarred.

2008 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Struck against a moving object

Digging hard stone with 1100 excator. When digging, exavator track picked up off ground and slammed down hard several times, jamming lower back.

February 22, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Snow/icy - shoveling scales - slipped on ice & cut thumb.

2007 · 4 incidents

December 28, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mineral Trading Co., LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Muddy conditions - he slipped and fell off track and landed on rock.

January 23, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Ohio Coal Company, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Driving parts truck, he wrecked with vehicle on road. Driver of our truck not at fault.

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