Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Employee died when they became entangled in the log washer.
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc Metal/Non-Metal
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Mark A Edenfield
Hillsboro,
Highland County,
OH
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304527
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2004–2024
- Latest incident
- Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
109
citations
29
significant & substantial
$113,276
proposed penalties
$14,562
paid to date
13% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $98,714 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
55
inspections on record
1,134
inspection hours
9.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.109 citations across 1,134 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99K outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$113K
proposed penalties
$113K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$99K
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 4,678 | 3 | 0 | 641.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,819 | 6 | 2 | 1245.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,539 | 2 | 1 | 565.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,149 | 2 | 0 | 482.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 4,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,634 | 4 | 3 | 1100.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 5,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 6,011 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 5,640 | 3 | 1 | 531.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 5,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 5,603 | 3 | 0 | 535.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,366 | 4 | 1 | 1188.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,908 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,179 | 1 | 1 | 239.3 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,414 | 2 | 0 | 453.1 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,837 | 1 | 0 | 260.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,506 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,309 | 7 | 4 | 1624.5 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,801 | 1 | 1 | 263.1 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,918 | 3 | 0 | 610.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,070 | 3 | 0 | 1449.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,642 | 6 | 2 | 1647.4 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,641 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,048 | 2 | 1 | 976.6 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,509 | 1 | 0 | 398.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,707 | 5 | 1 | 1847.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,395 | 3 | 2 | 1252.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,560 | 2 | 0 | 1282.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,890 | 2 | 1 | 1058.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,889 | 2 | 2 | 1058.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,832 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,888 | 4 | 1 | 2118.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,920 | 4 | 1 | 2083.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,721 | 3 | 1 | 1102.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,642 | 3 | 0 | 1135.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,748 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,574 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,789 | 4 | 0 | 1055.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,680 | 3 | 0 | 1119.4 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,054 | 2 | 0 | 493.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,810 | 2 | 0 | 711.7 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,180 | 6 | 0 | 1435.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,260 | 1 | 0 | 306.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,560 | 4 | 3 | 877.2 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)2006 · 1 incident
December 7, 2006
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Walked out of scale house to go to personal vehicle to leave for lunch. He walked down a small hill of scales and slipped on snow and ice and fell 3' on small incline. Left ankle bent backwards under him and he sprained his ankle.
2004 · 1 incident
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL DOWN TO SONSTRUCT A HOPPER UNDER SCREEN AND HAD TO WELD A PIECE OF STEEL TO IT TO PULL IT DOWN TIGHT WITH A COME-ALONG AND THE PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE WHICH CAUSED A CUT ON FOREHEAD, NOSE & CHIN. THE CUT ON HIS CHIN NEEDED APPROX TWO STITCHES.
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