Mining Incidents

Custar Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Custar, Wood County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3300143

Custar Stone Company has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1990–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
109
citations
22
significant & substantial
$15,350
proposed penalties
$15,350
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
980
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: 980 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Custar Stone Company has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2025 Q4 6,886 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,555 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,957 3 1 334.9
2025 Q1 6,517 1 0 153.4
2024 Q4 7,504 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,747 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,461 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,795 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,551 1 0 152.6
2023 Q3 6,792 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,789 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,912 2 0 407.2
2022 Q4 6,767 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,747 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,960 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,017 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,380 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,727 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,790 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,595 2 0 435.3
2020 Q4 7,391 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,752 3 1 387.0
2020 Q2 7,572 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,677 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,951 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,865 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,310 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,804 8 1 1665.3
2018 Q4 6,528 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,813 3 0 384.0
2018 Q2 6,937 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,199 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,758 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,086 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,144 2 0 245.6
2017 Q1 3,873 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,406 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,862 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,634 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,568 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,371 2 2 313.9
2015 Q3 6,952 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,656 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,165 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,905 3 0 611.6
2014 Q3 6,572 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,538 5 0 902.9
2014 Q1 1,991 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,342 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,611 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,609 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,602 2 0 434.6
2012 Q4 3,779 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,806 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,301 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,110 5 1 1607.7
2011 Q4 4,089 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,770 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 11,693 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,838 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,692 1 0 115.0
2010 Q3 12,246 1 0 81.7
2010 Q2 11,655 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,526 2 1 265.7
2009 Q4 10,983 8 5 728.4
2009 Q3 14,054 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 10,122 4 1 395.2
2009 Q1 4,582 5 0 1091.2
2008 Q4 9,267 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,872 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,232 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,838 1 1 127.6
2007 Q4 7,618 5 1 656.3
2007 Q3 11,660 8 0 686.1
2007 Q2 10,830 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,519 4 2 420.2
2006 Q4 8,271 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,823 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,279 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,475 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,137 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,185 1 0 122.2
2005 Q2 10,150 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,610 2 0 356.5
2004 Q4 6,414 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,709 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,066 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,303 1 0 188.6
2003 Q4 6,774 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,375 4 0 477.6
2003 Q2 6,464 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,411 3 1 467.9
2002 Q4 5,912 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,406 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,497 1 0 133.4
2002 Q1 6,462 3 0 464.3
2001 Q4 5,530 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,207 1 1 161.1
2001 Q2 6,005 4 0 666.1
2001 Q1 4,258 5 2 1174.3
2000 Q4 5,680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,124 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,731 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,323 1 0 231.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

April 9, 2025 OH · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Fall from machine

Employee was filling water tanks on back of truck. Water pressure was too high and employee lost control of hose causing them to lose balance and fell off the side of the truck. When employee fell they struck their head on the concrete knocking them unconscious.

March 5, 2025 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was rigging a lifting chain to a section of conveyor that was connected to the mini excavator and the operator moved the excavator stick and pinched employee lower arm between conveyor section and excavator stick and bruised lower arm.

2022 · 1 incident

May 25, 2022 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Custar Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SEAT IN THE TANDEM ROUGH TRUCK AND TWISTED SHOULDER AND STARTED TO FALL FROM STEP ON THE SIDE OF TRUCK AND GRABBED TO STOP AND POPPED EE'S SHOULDER.

2019 · 1 incident

January 23, 2019 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Flipping piece of screen rail over to knock pins out. Rail fell causing hand to be pinched took glove off saw bloody finger and call for supervisor.

2017 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Was installing a tail pulley hopper and it fell and pinched right hand between hopper and guard. causing fracture and laceration to tip of middle finger.

February 14, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HOISTING
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was entering mill elevator and door slammed shut on hand and injured one of the fingers on left hand that resulted in stitches.

2015 · 1 incident

June 19, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator MACHINERY
Custar Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was in manlift with another employee welding, lifted his welding shield and other employee was grinding and a small piece of grindings hit his eye. Employee didn't realize anything was in his eye until the next day.

2012 · 1 incident

December 6, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Custar Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

EE was loading customer trucks from the 411 stockpile and the face of the pile slid down on loader bucket causing the rear of the loader to rise and then EE dropped the bucket, causing the rear of the loader to slam down and bounce several times. EE complained of back pain then.

2010 · 1 incident

November 2, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Custar Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to cut off a frozen water hose to repair a frozen valve and slipped with the razor knife and cut his thumb. Employee received 6 stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

November 12, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading stone from the mill. When he opened the truck door to open the bin gate the truck rolled back and caught his left arm between door and mill frame. Employee thought truck was in gear but it was not.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 12, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was on the 4th floor of the mill cleaning the 3' X 8'chute with a poking rod. He ran his hand into the end of the chute, penetrating the skin between his 2nd & 3rd knuckles. As it was a little deep he went to the hospital & received 6 stitches & a tetanus shot.

June 6, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck by falling object

While moving oxygen tank it slipped on floor of utility truck and landed on finger, breaking it.

2004 · 1 incident

July 24, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

None, Steps were clean of debri, handrails were used in a 3 point contract left foot caught grib strut, twisting knee.

2003 · 1 incident

April 9, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Custar Stone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL, HE THEN GRABBED THE HAND RAIL, THEN HIT HIS RIBS ON THE STEP, GRABBING HANDRAIL WHEN FALLING WHICH SPRAINED HIS VERTABRATE IN HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

January 18, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOEANING ADROSS, THE FENDER OF AN R-22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, PICKED UP STARTER TO SET IN PLACE, AND NOTICED A PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIB CABGE. X RAYS REVEKED THAT FOUR RIBS HAD BEEN DISPL ACED. DID NOT KNOW THIS AT THE TIME. MENTIONED IT TO FOREMAN, BUT DID NOT SEEK HELP FOR SEVERAL WORKING IN SHOP DAYS. PERSONAL MATTER KEPT HIM FROM WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE INCIDENT WENT

1999 · 1 incident

June 2, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Custar Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE CUTTING BELT WITH A PULLING MOTION KNIFE SLIPPED FROM BELT AND IMPACTED NEAR EE RIGHT KNEE. 1ST AID WAS PERFORMED HE FINISHED SHIFT THEN WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR 3 SUTURED.

1998 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Custar Stone Company · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 7500 TROJAN PI LOADER IN HOT WEATHER WITH NO AIR CONDITIONER. DUE TO FRICTION AND SWEATING HE CHAFED HIMSELF BADLY ENOUGH TO MISS DAYS OF WORK. INJURY OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF HOURS.

May 2, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Custar Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FOUND TO BE WORK RELATED POSSIBLY REPETATIVE RELATED

1996 · 1 incident

July 10, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Custar Stone Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS WALKING ON THE EAST WALL AT THE PRIMARY SITE, HEADING FOR THE CONVEYOR, FELL OFF AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. ABOUT A FOUR FOOT DROP.

1995 · 1 incident

July 10, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Custar Stone Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER LUNCH EE HAD CHEST PAINS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEART ATTACK.

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
France Stone Company · Fall onto or against objects

WELDING ON #10 STORAGE BIN,EMPL SLIPPED AND CUT BACK OF RIGHT THIGH ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.HE DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL RECD 7 STITCHES.

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