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: 136 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DIAMOND STONE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $341 in penalties contested before the Commission, $341 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-15.
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.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
3
2002
4
2001
5
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DIAMOND STONE sits in Athens County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Athens County, Ohio · Population 61,573
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$53,837
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
DRIVER WAS DUMPING LIMESTONE FROM TRUCK WHICH WAS ON LEVEL GROUND IN YARD STOCKPILE. DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING HIS LOAD OF STONE WHEN THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TIPPED OVER ON THE PASS ENGER SIDE. DRIVER LANDED ON GROUND CLEAR OF TRUCK. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSIOUS BY THE IMPACT OF THE FALL, BUT LATER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. NO BLEEDING WAS NOTICED. DRIVER WAS LIFEFLIGHTED
Reportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2001 · 1 incident
May 12, 2001OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DRIVER HAD UNLOADED ROCK INTO HOPPER; DRIVER PULLED AWAY AND THEN STOPPED TO CLOSE HIS TAILGATE ON HIS TRAILER. THE TAILGATE SHUT ON HIS HAND AND CUT OFF HIS FINGER.
1993 · 1 incident
November 11, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A REBUILT JAW CRUSHER ASSEMBLY JAW DIE INTO THE MAIN PLANT CRUSHER. AN EYE WAS WELDED ONTO THE JAW DIE, ENABLING IT TO BE LIFTED. THE JAW DIE WAS BEING LIFTED BY THE WELDED ON EYE WHEN THE WELD BROKE AND THE JAW DIE FELL TWO FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON THE END OF THE EE S RIGHT FOOT. THE EE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY ANOTHER EE X RAY REVEALED BROK
1989 · 1 incident
December 19, 1989OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS WATERING CR6SHER FEEDER. I.NAME WAS BREAKING UP A ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN THE HEAD OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME OFF, ITY WENT DOWN INTO JAW CRUSHER. JAW CRUSHER THREW IT BACK OUT HITTI NG HIM ON THE H5ND.