Fredericktown Plant has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1988–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
54
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,497
proposed penalties
$8,397
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
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: 825 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fredericktown Plant has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 4 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $400 in penalties contested before the Commission, $300 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
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.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 50%
Stood as issued
1 · 25%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 25%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$400 proposed, $300 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-08-12.
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.
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: 2025-10-30
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
33
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Arsenic fumes2
Beryllium fumes2
Show the individual readings (57)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2025-03-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
0.62
0.27
Washer Operator
2025-03-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2025-03-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-01-22
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Magnesium oxide fumes
0.02
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Lead fumes
0
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Iron oxide fumes
0.3
10
0.03
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Copper fumes
4
100
0.04
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Manganese fumes
0.01
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2024-01-22
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2023-03-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2023-03-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2023-03-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-03-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-11-14
Nickel fumes
0
3
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Arsenic fumes
0
1500
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Beryllium fumes
0
6
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Chromium, insoluble
0
3
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Cobalt fumes
0
300
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Copper fumes
0
300
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Iron oxide fumes
0.55
20
0.03
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Lead fumes
0
450
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
20
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Manganese fumes
0.11
5
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Molybdenum fumes
0
20
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-14
Zinc oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-08-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2020-08-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2020-08-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
Washer Operator
2020-08-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Lab Technician
2016-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2011-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2011-04-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
1.85
0.19
Dragline Operator
2011-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Lab Technician
2001-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0.02
Dragline Operator
2001-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2001-07-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-07-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
2.32
0.13
Front-end Loader 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.
Fredericktown Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.50 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
9.51
9.51
0.000
2004 *
19.92
9.96
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
6
2025
7
2024
6
2023
7
2022
7
2021
7
2020
7
2019
7
2018
9
2017
10
2016
7
2015
7
2014
7
2013
9
2012
7
2011
7
2010
4
2009
6
2008
9
2007
9
2006
9
2005
8
2004
7
2003
10
2002
7
2001
7
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fredericktown Plant sits in Knox County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Knox County, Ohio · Population 62,888
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$73,988
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
2026 Q2
3,906
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,286
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
4,402
1
0
227.2
2025 Q3
5,443
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,946
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
4,759
2
0
420.3
2024 Q4
5,121
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,638
0
0
0.0
Show 98 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
5,179
2
0
386.2
2024 Q1
2,473
2
0
808.7
2023 Q4
4,440
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,847
1
0
206.3
2023 Q2
5,234
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
3,944
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,461
1
0
224.2
2022 Q3
4,950
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,431
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
3,607
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
4,292
2
0
466.0
2021 Q3
4,397
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
4,219
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,149
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
4,172
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
4,196
5
2
1191.6
2020 Q2
4,229
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,906
1
0
344.1
2019 Q4
4,032
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,824
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
5,129
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,332
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,753
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,981
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,759
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
3,486
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
5,027
1
0
198.9
2017 Q3
4,753
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,559
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2,718
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,798
2
0
526.6
2016 Q3
4,283
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
4,072
2
0
491.2
2016 Q1
2,112
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,956
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,657
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,019
1
0
331.2
2015 Q1
3,348
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,954
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,919
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,493
1
0
286.3
2014 Q1
2,897
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,166
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,504
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,718
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,116
4
0
781.9
2012 Q4
5,009
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,818
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,291
1
0
233.0
2012 Q1
3,722
1
0
268.7
2011 Q4
3,595
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,658
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,839
2
0
521.0
2011 Q1
2,006
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,678
1
0
373.4
2010 Q3
2,246
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,277
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,327
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,815
2
2
710.5
2009 Q3
3,293
2
0
607.3
2009 Q2
4,138
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,923
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,372
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
6,012
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
6,416
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,280
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,526
1
0
181.0
2007 Q3
5,852
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,823
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,234
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
5,275
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,485
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,272
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,676
1
0
272.0
2005 Q4
6,488
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,155
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,478
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,899
2
0
408.2
2004 Q4
5,592
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,139
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,834
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,517
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,042
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
6,109
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,768
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,229
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,315
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,128
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,267
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,101
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,549
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,259
2
1
469.6
2001 Q2
3,964
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,930
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,995
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,604
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,556
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,238
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2025 · 1 incident
May 16, 2025OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was loosening a cap to check oil on the Liebherr Drag Line when the crescent wrench slipped off and the hose clamp cut EE's left wrist. The cut was deep, EE received 6 stitches.
2021 · 2 incidents
December 20, 2021OH · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE needed to put the headache ball up on truck number 43770. EE describes was trying to attach the headache ball to the truck and was struggling. EE made one last effort with all of EE's might and got it attached but when EE did this last effort is when EE felt the strain and pain in the left upper arm and shoulder.
October 11, 2021OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE was using a winch (model 492) to back off the gravity take up weight when the winch handle slipped out of EE's hand while changing hands. The winch handle then spun around and the handle hit just above EE's right wrist. The handle was free spinning once EE's hand slipped off of it. Right wrist has a fracture of the ulna bone. Injury not in a cast but splint.
Workers were welding a patch on a chute below a screen. A fire was noticed inside the chute. Fire extinguishers were unable to put out the fire and fresh water supply was inoperable at the time. The fire spread to the screen and conveyor components above it. The fire department was dispatched to put out the fire.
2016 · 1 incident
December 19, 2016OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee slipped and fell on ice while opening the lower entrance gate
2013 · 1 incident
March 25, 2013OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was changing a motor on the 2000 gallon fuel tank. As he was climbing onto the tank, he put left foot on 1st step and as his weight went onto left foot he heard a pop in his left knee. *Employee worked full duty until surgery on 6-10-13*
Employee had chained down a John Deere 400 In Dump and then raised the bed in transport position. This caused the chains to stretch and the chain binder to break and hit his nose.
2005 · 1 incident
December 27, 2005OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CROSSING A FIELD CONVEYOR TO REPLACE A ROLLER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT, DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT ANKLE STRAIN AND GI VEN AN AIR SPLINT.
1999 · 1 incident
July 30, 1999OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS