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Heiser Mine: 44 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard L Heiser
North Canton, Stark County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301624

Heiser Mine has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
18
significant & substantial
$9,109
proposed penalties
$7,149
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,960 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
310
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: 310 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Heiser Mine has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-10-27.
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.
40.9%
significant & substantial
20.5%
high negligence or reckless
43.2%
reasonably likely or greater
65.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.4% low, 68.2% moderate, 20.5% 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 · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 50%
0%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
48%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$385 proposed, $200 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 2007-10-16.
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
LAKE20010050M Settlement Barbour 2001 $5K → $3K
LAKE 2008-22M Settlement Zielinski 2008 $285 → $100
LAKE 2008-23M Dismissal Lesnick 2008 $100 → $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: 2017-10-24, 8 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-11-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.46 0.28 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.85 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
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. Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2022 3
2021 1
2020 2
2019 1
2018 3
2017 3
2016 4
2015 3
2014 4
2013 5
2012 7
2011 5
2010 5
2009 5
2008 6
2007 9
2006 10
2005 7
2004 6
2003 7
2002 7
2001 6
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Heiser Mine sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Stark County, Ohio · Population 373,764
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,740
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
2022 Q3 834 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,152 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 672 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 672 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 162 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 805 0 0 0.0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 1,050 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 336 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 194 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 430 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 358 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 430 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,142 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,398 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,111 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 735 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,755 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,956 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 674 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,716 2 1 1165.5
2016 Q3 2,238 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,636 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,292 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,013 2 2 1974.3
2015 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,583 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,615 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,346 1 0 742.9
2014 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,260 1 0 442.5
2014 Q1 1,081 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,105 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,910 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,268 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,942 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,790 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,847 3 0 779.8
2012 Q2 4,322 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,310 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,318 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,460 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,578 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,433 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,038 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,232 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,793 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,153 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,625 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,412 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,532 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,510 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,215 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,341 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,499 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,627 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,728 3 0 1099.7
2007 Q3 4,073 2 0 491.0
2007 Q2 4,729 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,859 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,435 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,198 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,195 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,359 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,807 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,760 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,122 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,520 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,934 1 0 254.2
2004 Q3 3,653 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,582 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 973 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,215 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,950 1 0 253.2
2003 Q2 3,159 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,112 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,207 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,751 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,609 1 1 383.3
2002 Q1 594 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,419 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,343 1 0 426.8
2001 Q2 1,581 1 0 632.5
2001 Q1 911 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,289 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,401 2 1 588.1
2000 Q2 2,074 21 12 10125.4
2000 Q1 561 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2013 · 1 incident

May 31, 2013 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Using the tandem dump truck, there was a large cobblestone stuck in the tailgate - not allowing it to shut. I grabbed the side of the tailgate and swung it open, dislodging the stone. I attempted to let go of the tailgate to let it swing shut, however the weight of the tailgate caused it to swing too fast catching my hand and smashing my finger in the latch.

2011 · 1 incident

May 16, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Miner was working inside the bed of a Tandem truck. Putting side boards on truck. Had forklift placing boards inside truck. Moved around forklift and hit head on a c-clamp attached to boards on truck. Trying to avoid forklift. Hit head on right-side.

2007 · 1 incident

June 22, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Struck by flying object

EE was delivering boulders when a boulder slid off truck & him to the ground. Pinning his ankle between boulder on the ground.

1999 · 1 incident

July 21, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK WAS LAYING ON A CONVEYOR FRAME. HE REACHED UP TO REMOVE A ROCK. WHEN IT CAUGHT THE BELT, PUSHING IT BACK INTO HIS FINGER. CRUSHING IT (FINGER) AGAINST A POST.

1998 · 1 incident

September 11, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISLODGING A ROCK FROM A CONVEYOR. SPUD BAR. CUT RIGHT HAND. (FINGER) MIDDLE FINGER.

1997 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

June 7, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Struck against stationary object

SHOES WERE WET 8LIPPED ON T RACKS OF DRAGLINE WHILE GETTING OFF HIT HEAD ON TRACKS STARTED WITH HEADACHE IN THE EVENING STILL ILL MONDAY MORNING WENT TO HOSPITAL X RAYED SENT TO DOCTOR

1984 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT FINGER ON CABLE OF BACKHOE/BETWEEN CABLE AND BUCKET

July 19, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heiser Sand & Gravel Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING FRONT TIRE-RUPTURE 4TH VERTEBRAE DISC.