Mining Incidents

BUCKLAND PLANT: 64 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Buckland, Auglaize County, OH  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3300121

BUCKLAND PLANT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1983–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,779
proposed penalties
$6,326
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $453 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
818
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: 818 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BUCKLAND PLANT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-07.
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.
17.2%
significant & substantial
3.1%
high negligence or reckless
17.2%
reasonably likely or greater
35.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.3% low, 76.6% moderate, 3.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-09-27
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
64
samples
55
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Aluminum oxide fumes3
Show the individual readings (64)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-09-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Loader
2023-09-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.52 1.47 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-09-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.38 10 0.04 Backhoe Operator
2023-09-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2020-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.27 10 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-11-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-11-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2003-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.57 3 0.52 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.52 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-08-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.69 10 0.07 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 1.76 0.28 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-08 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0.04 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Manganese fumes 0.13 5 0.03 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Manganese fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 1.78 20 0.09 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.91 20 0.05 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.16 10 0.02 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.07 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.03 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Iron oxide fumes 1.23 20 0.06 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Iron oxide fumes 0.61 20 0.03 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Iron oxide fumes 0.11 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2001-03-08 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
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.

BUCKLAND PLANT recorded 9.84 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.

Injury rate, 2009
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
9.84
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.82 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.92 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2009 * 9.84 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 7.63 7.63 0.000
2004 * 14.88 7.44 0.000
2003 * 8.87 8.87 0.000
2001 * 8.22 0.00 0.000
2000 * 20.98 13.99 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. The National Lime & Stone Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 4
2023 7
2022 7
2021 7
2020 8
2019 7
2018 7
2017 9
2016 7
2015 7
2014 9
2013 8
2012 6
2011 7
2010 8
2009 10
2008 10
2007 9
2006 11
2005 12
2004 13
2003 11
2002 9
2001 11
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BUCKLAND PLANT sits in Auglaize County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Auglaize County, Ohio · Population 46,209
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$76,454
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
2026 Q2 1,895 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 882 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 611 1 0 1636.7
2025 Q3 2,096 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,855 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 343 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,744 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,789 3 0 1075.7
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,176 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,557 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,237 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,127 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,030 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,577 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,014 1 0 249.1
2022 Q3 4,485 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,429 1 0 411.7
2022 Q1 1,433 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,001 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,467 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,429 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,086 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,814 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,900 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,635 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,046 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,197 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,159 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,002 1 0 199.9
2019 Q1 1,117 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,835 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,681 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,416 1 0 292.7
2018 Q1 2,530 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,654 1 0 376.8
2017 Q3 6,331 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,648 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,766 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,090 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,431 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,772 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,045 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,587 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,749 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,514 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,194 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,729 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,195 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 7,893 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,893 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,791 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,001 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,278 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,854 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,303 1 0 302.8
2012 Q3 3,936 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,834 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,871 3 0 1603.4
2011 Q3 6,051 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,184 4 2 1256.3
2011 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,764 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,710 1 0 212.3
2010 Q2 4,087 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,949 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,664 1 0 272.9
2009 Q3 9,131 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,444 2 0 367.4
2009 Q1 2,088 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,980 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,191 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,344 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,848 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,147 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,089 1 0 164.2
2007 Q2 4,156 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,913 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,937 1 1 340.5
2006 Q3 4,971 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,646 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,095 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,636 1 0 131.0
2005 Q3 7,864 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,892 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,831 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,616 3 0 393.9
2004 Q3 7,780 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,208 3 0 416.2
2004 Q1 4,274 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,879 3 0 614.9
2003 Q3 6,622 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,944 5 3 720.0
2003 Q1 4,096 2 0 488.3
2002 Q4 4,496 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,683 2 0 427.1
2002 Q2 6,579 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,730 3 0 1098.9
2001 Q4 4,686 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,230 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,564 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,858 5 2 853.5
2000 Q4 5,472 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,452 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,972 1 1 125.4
2000 Q1 6,699 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

August 31, 2023 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a dried silicone caulk tube out of caulk gun with a utility knife, when the knife slipped at the end and cut EE's left ring finger requiring stitches.

July 31, 2023 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning stone off a catwalk. While walking backwards, EE lost EE's balance and grabbed the handrail with EE's left hand for support. EE felt something pull/pop in EE's left elbow.

2018 · 1 incident

July 30, 2018 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee opened a storage bin chute when fine material fell and got in EE's right eye. EE was diagnosed with a corneal abrasion.

2017 · 1 incident

June 26, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was carrying a replacement screen cloth up a conveyor catwalk when ee hit a support with the cloth injuring right shoulder. Injury was a dislocated shoulder.

2016 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident

June 2, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning around conveyors when a return idler guard fell off and struck his left hand.

2005 · 1 incident

April 25, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Stepped off of truck loading platform and twisted his ankle (stepped on rock). Was not reportable until lost time occurred on 4/29/05.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The National Lime & Stone Company · Fall down stairs

Employee slipped on step and bruised his shinn. Note: Employee did not seek medical attention until 6/29/04. Lost time occurred from 6/30/04 to 7/9/04. Returned to work 7/12/04.

January 5, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO SQUARE BELT. IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER. INJURY OCCURRED ON 1/5, BUT HE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 1/6. WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT TREATMENT INCLUDED "STERI-STRIP" CLOSURES UNTIL MEDICAL REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON 1/12/04.

2003 · 2 incidents

January 29, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS DUMPING LOAD OF MATERIAL ON STOCKPILE. EE APPARENTLY BACKED UP BERM ALONG RAMP WITH THE LEFT REAR TIRES, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP OVER.

2001 · 1 incident

June 27, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TUBE ASSEMBLY FROM SCREEN WITH A COME-ALONG. TUBE CAUGTH ON FLOOR, CAUSING TO TO JUMP, STRIKING HIM IN THE ARM.

2000 · 3 incidents

August 25, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HOLDING LARGE WRENCH SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD HIT IT WITH A HAMMER. PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND CRUSHER.

July 17, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The National Lime & Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS RE-SPLICING CONVEYER BELT WHEN CABLE COME-ALONG CAME APART CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

April 26, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
The National Lime & Stone Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS INSTALLING SKIRT RUBBER ON CONVEYOR, CAUGHT HAND, CAUSING LACERATION.

1999 · 2 incidents

March 31, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
The National Lime & Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WALKED OUT OF MILL, DID NOT NOTICE TRUCK MOVING RAN OVER LEFT FOOT BREAKING IT, EE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SHOES

1996 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

June 30, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

BACK TRUCK UP THE PILE, DIDN'T GET SQUARE AND TRUCK FELL.

1991 · 1 incident

January 15, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING 3" PORTABLE PUMP.PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK WHILE LIFTING.LEFT HIP.

1990 · 1 incident

June 21, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by flying object

GRINDING PIECE OF HANDRAIL,PIECE OF SLAG OFF GRINDER FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT BY DR.

1989 · 1 incident

November 18, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING A HOLE LARHER IN SKIRT RUBBER THE KNIFE BEING USED CLOSED AND LACERATED THUMB.

1983 · 1 incident

May 18, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLAIMANT WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A FRAME ONTO FRONT END LOADER BUCKET IT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD HE BENT OVER AND PULLED ON THE FRAME AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK