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FRANKLIN GRAVEL: 11 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Franklin, Warren County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302940

FRANKLIN GRAVEL has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $161 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
11
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,162
proposed penalties
$890
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $272 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
322
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: 322 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FRANKLIN GRAVEL has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $161 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$890
paid to date
$161
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $372 in penalties contested before the Commission, $261 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-08-13.
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.
18.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
36.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.2% low, 81.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$372 proposed, $261 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-07-28.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2004-88M Settlement Bulluck 2004 $191 → $161
LAKE 2010-875M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $181 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2015-09-22, 10 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-09-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-09-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-04-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.91 0.31 Washer Operator
2007-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2002-06-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

FRANKLIN GRAVEL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.

Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.73 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.32 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Triasco Corp 1950 to 1979
  2. American Aggregates Corp 1979 to 1987
  3. American Aggregates Corp 1987 to 1989
  4. American Aggregates Corp 1989 to 1990
  5. American Aggregates Corp 1990 to 1997
  6. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1997 to 2005
  7. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 3
2012 5
2011 5
2010 6
2009 6
2008 5
2007 6
2006 7
2005 9
2004 11
2003 9
2002 7
2001 6
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

FRANKLIN GRAVEL sits in Warren County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Warren County, Ohio · Population 246,364
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$107,843
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 215 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 198 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 131 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 27 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 18 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 217 0 0 0.0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 505 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 393 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,008 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,356 1 1 737.5
2015 Q2 1,313 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,103 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 273 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 307 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 123 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 41 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 396 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 919 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 803 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 181 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,701 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,815 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,924 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,113 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,917 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,455 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,832 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,161 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,295 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,833 2 0 706.0
2010 Q2 2,425 2 0 824.7
2010 Q1 1,426 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,578 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 690 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,575 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,610 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,624 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,666 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,233 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,212 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,149 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,807 1 0 262.7
2006 Q3 4,468 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,472 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,225 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,322 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,191 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,015 1 0 199.4
2005 Q1 2,852 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,434 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,166 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,424 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,601 3 1 652.0
2003 Q4 5,392 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,959 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,768 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,389 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,352 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,093 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,069 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,826 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,026 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,422 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,362 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,763 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,422 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,653 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,172 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM GRIZZLE BARS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK THE ROCKS. A CHIP FLEW UNDER EE'S SAFETY GGLASSES STRIKING HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE

January 20, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 EE'S WERE TRYING TO REMOVE FROZEN MATERIAL FROM CHUTE AT DUST PLANT. ONE EE WAS HOLDING BAR WHILE THE OTHER STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. THE SECOND EE MISSED THE BAR, AND STRUCK THE FIRST EE'S W RIST, PINNING IT AGAINST THE EDGE OF CHUTE, CAUSING LACERATION.

1997 · 1 incident

July 2, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING END LOADER FELT HE DESCRIBED AS AN EYELASH IN HIS LEFT EYEBALL. HE TRIED TO REMOVE IT AND BEING UNSUCCESSFUL SOLICTED THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE WHO WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AT THIS P OINT EYE BEGAN TO HURT AND EE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT

1992 · 1 incident

February 15, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING UNDERGROUND CABLES THAT WERE TO BE USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WHILE PULLING ON END OF CABLE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN & STIFFNESS IN LOWER BACK

1991 · 1 incident

July 15, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
American Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JUMPER CABLES FROM BATTERY AND CAUSED AN ARC. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST REACTION WAS TO MOVE BACKWARDS. IN DOING SO, HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN CABLES AND FELL TO GROUND. EMPLOYEE EXP ERIENCED STIFFNESS AND SWELLING IN LEFT ARM IN AREA OF ELBOW AND WRIST.

1990 · 1 incident

April 13, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPETITIVE MOTION FROM SHIFTING GEARS IN FRONT TEND LOADER, SPRAINED WRIST, INVOLVED WEARING WRIST SPLINT FOR WRIST.

1988 · 1 incident

March 10, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal dispatcher SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPING A SIGN OUTSIDE OF WINDOW WHEN THE WIND BLE THE TPE TOGETHER, SHE STEPPED BEHIND THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING TO STRIGHTEN TAPE, WHEN SHE TURNED TO GO BACK AROUND CORNER SHE F ELL ON UNEVEN GROUND.

1987 · 1 incident

November 2, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING FIBERGLASS SIDING ON SHOP WALLS AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE.

1986 · 1 incident

June 26, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT O5ER AND PICKED UP A ROLL OF WIRE ROPE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

July 25, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HIT WEDGE ON DRAG CABLE KEEPER ON DRAGLINE TO REMOVE WEDGE (WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER) A SLIVER BROKE OFF OF WEDGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN ABDOMEN