Mining Incidents

Findlay Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Hancock County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300124

MSHA record for Findlay Plant (mine ID 3300124). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. National Lime & Stone Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Findlay Plant sits in Hancock County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Hancock County, Ohio · Population 74,885
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$69,699
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 1 incident

September 14, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I WAS LOADING TRUCKS BYU PULLING HANDLES ONE HANDLE GOT STUCK SO I GAVE IT A JERK THAT IS WHY MY SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT

1987 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TRYING TO 0REE LARGE ROCK IN PRIMARY CRUSHER.THE HOOK GOT CAUGHT ON CONE AND JERKED IT FROM HAND IT SPRAINED HIS ELBOW.

January 6, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Lime & Stone Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING EUCLIDS AND WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE TAIL GATE BRACKET AND FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS LEFT FOOT.

1986 · 1 incident

May 2, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO FOLD READY MIX CHUTE ON TRUCK THE CHUTE WAS STIFF AND WHEN HE JUMPED UP TO FOLD IT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEGS

1985 · 1 incident

December 30, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

CLAIMANT WAS LO5DING TRUCKS UNDER THE MILL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TURNING HIS FOOT

1984 · 1 incident

October 23, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A FUEL PUMP ON A EUCKID TRUCK.EMPLOYEE GOT IN ACKEARDPOSITION AND STRAINED STOMACH.