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Griffin Plant: 40 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Griffin, Posey County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200890

Griffin Plant has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,966
proposed penalties
$3,683
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $283 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
741
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: 741 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Griffin Plant has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $322 in penalties contested before the Commission, $190 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-30.
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.
7.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
7.5%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 5.0% none, 35.0% low, 60.0% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Still open 1 · 100%
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 2026-07-02.
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
LAKE20000127M Settlement Barbour 2000 $322 → $190
LAKE 2026-0164 Decision pending
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: 2026-04-30
12
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg11
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2024-01-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2024-01-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-08-11 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-08-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-08-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Hydrating Plant Operator
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.
Ownership history
  1. Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 4
2023 4
2022 4
2021 4
2020 4
2019 5
2018 6
2017 5
2016 6
2015 5
2014 5
2013 5
2012 6
2011 5
2010 4
2009 6
2008 5
2007 4
2006 4
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 5
2001 6
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Griffin Plant sits in Posey County, Indiana, 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.
Posey County, Indiana · Population 25,163
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$79,124
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 1,815 1 0 551.0
2026 Q1 2,220 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,793 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,204 1 0 830.6
2025 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,785 4 0 2240.9
2024 Q3 1,722 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,398 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,187 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,733 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,516 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,469 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,685 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,557 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,513 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,228 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,431 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,656 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,825 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,995 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,344 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,404 2 1 831.9
2020 Q2 2,042 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,506 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,427 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,040 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,994 1 0 334.0
2019 Q1 2,169 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,514 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,070 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,920 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,907 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,875 1 0 347.8
2017 Q3 2,764 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,119 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,140 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,340 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,327 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,320 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,659 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,745 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,135 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,367 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,659 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,532 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,751 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,124 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,858 2 0 699.8
2013 Q4 2,821 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,909 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,077 2 0 650.0
2013 Q1 3,004 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,336 2 0 599.5
2012 Q3 3,878 3 0 773.6
2012 Q2 3,947 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,095 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,663 1 0 273.0
2011 Q3 3,243 2 0 616.7
2011 Q2 3,693 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,089 1 0 323.7
2010 Q4 3,363 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,305 3 1 696.9
2010 Q2 3,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,912 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,880 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,527 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,481 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,066 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,398 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,377 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,175 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,693 1 0 371.3
2007 Q4 3,385 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,559 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,896 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,996 1 0 501.0
2006 Q4 2,221 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,508 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,136 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,118 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,264 4 1 1766.8
2005 Q3 3,037 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,302 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,857 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,647 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,146 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,604 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,879 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,013 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,552 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,923 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,811 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,297 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,131 1 0 319.4
2002 Q2 3,115 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,674 2 0 747.9
2001 Q4 4,645 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,350 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,163 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,225 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,468 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,804 5 0 1783.2
2000 Q1 2,463 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2006 · 1 incident

May 31, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee opened the door to his tool box on his mechanic truck and brushed his hand on a sharp edge of the door resulting in a laceration to his left index finger requiring sutures.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING A WIRE TIE OFF OF AN OIL HOSE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE TIE AND STRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.

March 16, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING STEPS TO A DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE LOST HIS BALANCE STRICKING HIS ELBOW ON THE DOZER CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT ELBOW

2000 · 1 incident

January 6, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS STEPPING OVER A PIPE AND PUSHED OFF WITH HIS LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

1991 · 1 incident

July 27, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE YARD AND WAS STRUCK BY A LOADER CAUSING A BROKEN LEFT LEG.

1988 · 1 incident

November 10, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WELDING A HANDRAIL ON A CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING A STEEL BEAM 5 FEET BELOW CAUSING BRUISED RIBS

1986 · 1 incident

August 11, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS LEANING3OVER TRUCK BED CHECKING THE GRAVEL HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK BED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS HAND AND FRACTURED HIS RT WRIST

1983 · 1 incident

July 6, 1983 IN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A CATWALK WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE UP TO A NEW CONVEYOR INJURED PERSON TOLD OPERATOR TO BOOM DOWN AS BOOM DROPPED CATWALK SWUNG OVER AND CUGHT HIS ARM AGAINST A ROLLER