Mining Incidents

Delphos Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Delphos, Van Wert County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300056

Delphos Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
17
significant & substantial
$6,385
proposed penalties
$6,385
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
33
inspections on record
404
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: 404 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Delphos Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-03-30.
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
2010 Q4 1,089 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,066 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,048 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,007 1 1 993.0
2009 Q4 1,049 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,102 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,081 1 0 925.1
2009 Q1 1,973 0 0 0.0
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 1,069 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,668 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,671 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,861 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,102 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,173 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,025 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,776 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,909 2 0 687.5
2006 Q3 3,550 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,638 2 1 549.8
2006 Q1 3,534 3 1 848.9
2005 Q4 3,186 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,638 4 2 1099.5
2005 Q1 2,990 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,521 4 0 1136.0
2004 Q3 3,841 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,229 4 3 1238.8
2004 Q1 3,558 1 0 281.1
2003 Q4 3,707 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,754 5 0 1331.9
2003 Q2 4,243 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,151 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,044 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,660 1 0 273.2
2002 Q2 4,390 2 0 455.6
2002 Q1 3,663 4 0 1092.0
2001 Q4 3,946 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,738 3 3 633.2
2001 Q2 4,966 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,259 9 4 2113.2
2000 Q4 4,586 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,130 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,160 9 2 2163.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 11, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suever Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was in mill using hand shovel when he scraped his finger against a steel chute. EE received a 3/4 inch cut on his middle finger of his left hand. employee immediately cleaned cut and went back to work. Several days later cut became infected. Went to Dr. on 18 & 19 Jan 06.

2005 · 1 incident

May 12, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Suever Stone Company · Struck by flying object

While in plant working a gust of wind blew a piece of dust into his left eye. He was observed the next day by foreman with watering eye and sent to a doctor who took out dust and prescribed antibiotic eye drops.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 8, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Suever Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SETTING A HEAD PULLEY INTO PLACE ON THE LONG 411 CONVEYOR. WHILE TIGHTENING THE DRUM'S BUSHING, THE DRUM SHIFTED, PINCHING EE'S LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EE WRAPPED FINGER AND WENT TO DOCTOR - 6 STITCHES & TETANUS SHOT.

May 5, 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
Suever Stone Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHEN EE WAS BEING TRAINED FOR HAUL OUT OF FINISHED PRODUCT HE PULLED A LEVER TO OPEN SAND BIN. CAME APART. LOST HIS FOOTING, WENT BACK A COUPLE OF FEET, HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE TAIL GUARD. ELBOW HURT AT END OF SHIFT. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM, WAS GIVEN TETANUS SHOT AS PRECAUTION.

2003 · 1 incident

January 9, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Suever Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL. DR CLASSIFIED AS OCCUPATIONAL INJURY.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 28, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Suever Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A GUARD ON HIS OWN CLIMBEDA CHUTED WHILE DOING THIS HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE SCALPER LAYING IT ON EE'S HAND HE PULLED HISHAND BACK & SLIPPED FALLING TO FLOOR BELOW BREAK ING HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE

January 31, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Suever Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLT HE FANED THE TORCH ACROSS HIS KNEE. BURNING AN AREA THE SIZE OF A SLIVER DOLLER 2ND DEG BURN HE WAS SENT TO DR WHO PRESCRIBED ANTIBOITICS AS A PRECAUTION

1999 · 4 incidents

September 7, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suever Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING OUT CRUSHER WHICH WAS SHUT DOWN. BAR I WAS USING TO REMOVE STONE GLANCED OFF A ROCK THROWING RIGH HAND AGAINST CORNER OF HAMMER MILL CAUSING IUNJURY TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS.

August 27, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HOISTING
Suever Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING THE ELECTRIC HOIST ON THE JAW TRYING TO REMOVE A BIG ROCK THAT WAS HUNG UP.IU PUT HOOK UNDER ROCK AND STARTED PICKING UP THE ROCK WITH HOIST AND THE HOIST HUNG UP AND CHAIN BROKE SLAP ME IN THE FACE.

August 9, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suever Stone Company · Struck by falling object

REMOVE A BIG ROCK OUT OF JAW & EE USED A CRUSHERHOOK TO MOVE ROCK & THE ROCK HUNG UP ON THE HOOKROCK FELL WITH HOOK FELL AGAINST LEFT HAND

March 24, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suever Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECEIVED 4 STITCHES, RETURN TO WORK AFTER SEEING DR. SAFETY GLASS WAS THE GLASS BROKEN.

1998 · 2 incidents

May 6, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Suever Stone Company · Struck by falling object

STANDING BY BIG ELEVATOR ROCK FELL AND HIT MY LEFT KNEE

January 6, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suever Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS BEING A MECHANIC ON THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT THE OB RQUIRES A LOT OF LIFTING AND MOVING LARGE PARTS ON EQUIPMENT AND DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME PERIOD IT HAS RESULTED TO THIS INJURY.

1997 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Suever Stone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS RUNNING 6000B LOADER. STOP TO CHECK TRANSMISSION AFTER PUTTING CAP ON HE FELL TO THE GROUND BETWEEN HYDRALIC TANK AND TIRE.

May 20, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Suever Stone Company · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS NOONE IN THE MILL. WE WRE SHUT DOWN AT TIME, INSTALLING NEW BELTS ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WHICH IS NOT A PART OF THE OLD WOODEN MILL. THE FIRE WAS ON THE 2ND FLOOR BY THE LIME TAILING BEL T WITH MEDIUM DAMAGE.

1996 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Suever Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

I WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER TO CHECK TRANSMISSION AND I STEPPED ON THE GROUND ON A ROCK AND TWISTED MY FOOT. BROKE LEFT FOOT.

June 17, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Suever Stone Company · Struck by falling object

WALKING BY SMALL ELEVATOR AND PUT MY HAND ON A RAIL AND A ROCK FELL FROM ELEVATOR BUCKET. STRUCKME ON THE LEFT HAND.

1994 · 1 incident

April 18, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suever Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING GREASE GUN ON GREASE SERT ON THE EAGLE CRUSHER THE GREASE GUN SPUN AROUND AND THE GUN CAUGHT EE IN THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.

1992 · 1 incident

January 15, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HOISTING
Suever Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MILL MAN TOLD US TO CLEAN THE BOX OUT WHERE THE LITTLE ELEVATOR DUMPS INTO- IT WAS FROZEN STONE. WE WERE USING A POWER CHISEL TO CHISEL IT OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELEVATOR STARTED TO RUN AND IT CAUGHT MY STEEL TOE BOOT, CRUSHED AND TORE OFF THE STEEL TOE AND TORE MY TOES OFF. AFTER IT STOPPED I CRAWLED OUT AND I.NAME CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE. I SAW MY TOES AND GOT LIGHT HEADED

1990 · 1 incident

May 11, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Suever Stone Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A CART FROM THE MILL AREA WHEN A WHEEL OF THE CART CAUGHT ON A STEP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND THE CART FELL ON HIM.

1986 · 1 incident

October 1, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Suever Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS DOING T2E FEEDING OF THE CRUSHER WHEN A ROKEN TOOTH FROM THE SHOVEL LODGED IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE TRIED TO GET IT OUT WITH A HOOK IT FLEW OUT AND STRUCK THE MAN LACERATING HIS FINGER AND ARM 3

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