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Aurora Plant: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Olen Corporation
Aurora, Portage County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301398

Aurora Plant has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $244 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,356
proposed penalties
$1,112
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $244 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See The Olen Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
183
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 183 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Aurora Plant has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $244 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$244
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $792 in penalties contested before the Commission, $792 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-02-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
15.4%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
15.4%
reasonably likely or greater
69.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.1% low, 69.2% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE20000117M Default Barbour 2000 $519 → $519
LAKE 2004-39-M Default Lesnick 2004 $273 → $273
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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.

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2001-04-04, 25 years ago
5
samples
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2001-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 MP WASH/SCREEN
2001-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 MP WASH/SCREEN
2001-04-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 SF ACTIVE MINING
2001-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
2001-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF EXPLOR/DEV
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Schloss Materials Company 1978 to 2004
  2. Rockwell Sand & Gravel, LLC 2004 to 2005
  3. Aurora Aggregate Supply 2005 to 2008
  4. The Olen Corporation 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 2
2011 5
2010 6
2009 3
2008 2
2007 1
2006 2
2005 3
2004 5
2003 7
2002 8
2001 9
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Aurora Plant sits in Portage County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Portage County, Ohio · Population 161,421
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,822
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2012 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,298 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,900 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,179 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,493 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,116 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,647 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,969 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 1,242 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,167 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,005 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,557 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 669 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,445 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 67 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 345 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 435 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 325 1 0 3076.9
2006 Q3 585 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 710 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 556 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,060 2 1 1886.8
2005 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,193 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,389 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,460 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 3,729 3 1 804.5
2003 Q3 5,410 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,345 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 312 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,299 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,684 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,100 1 0 196.1
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 5,963 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,878 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,451 3 0 550.4
2001 Q1 866 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,635 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,025 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,228 2 0 382.6
2000 Q1 1,282 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2003 · 1 incident

August 23, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schloss Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING BEARING ON SAND CONVEYER, MINER GOT LEFT FINGER PINCHED.

1999 · 1 incident

July 8, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Schloss Materials Company · Contact with electrical current

MINER WAS WASHING DOWN CONCRETE PAD AND TOUCHED A WIRE AND RECEIVED A ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

1998 · 1 incident

June 8, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schloss Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT A PIECE OF STEEL AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT. THE HEELS ON HIS BOOTS WERE LONG IN LENGTH.

1997 · 1 incident

March 5, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Schloss Materials Company · Struck by flying object

A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW UP UNDER TH EWELDING HOOD EE WA SWEARING WHILE GRINDING AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. (HE WAS LOOKIGN THROUH THE CLAR SHILED). THE STEEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM HI S EYE BY A DR AND THE EYE IS HOW BACK TO NORMAL.

1994 · 1 incident

October 14, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Schloss Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY ON THE LORAIN 400 LOADER. HE FORGOT THE STEEL BATTERY COVER WAS OPEN AND HE WALKED INTO IT, STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.

1993 · 1 incident

June 9, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schloss Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM A LOADER INJURED SLID ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE [SPRAINED & CHIPPED]

1991 · 1 incident

March 7, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schloss Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE PULLING A STEEL SHAFT OUT OF A SHAKER SCREEN, THE END I WAS ON BROKE FREE BEFORE I GOT MY HANDS OUT. MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND, FRACTURE & CUT. INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, RING FIN GER OF RIGHT HAND, NAILS SMASHED.