Mining Incidents

Marblehead Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Geo Gradel Co · Facility
Controlled by John F. Gradel Sr Trust
Marblehead, Ottawa County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304530

Marblehead Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
51
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,880
proposed penalties
$5,880
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
31
inspections on record
440
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: 440 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Marblehead Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,499 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,896 1 0 345.3
2024 Q4 3,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,896 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,827 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 847 2 0 2361.3
2023 Q4 3,146 0 0 0.0
Show 77 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 2,338 3 0 1283.1
2023 Q2 2,089 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,094 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,759 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,144 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,798 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,127 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,220 2 0 383.1
2021 Q3 7,821 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,397 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,465 1 0 682.6
2020 Q4 2,472 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,835 2 1 521.5
2020 Q2 4,776 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,398 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,301 3 1 697.5
2019 Q3 10,810 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,508 4 0 614.6
2019 Q1 1,512 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,931 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,932 3 2 432.8
2018 Q2 8,122 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,286 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,649 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,371 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,965 1 0 508.9
2017 Q1 112 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,666 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,615 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,159 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,766 3 0 1698.8
2015 Q4 5,990 5 1 834.7
2015 Q3 6,952 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,725 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 406 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,430 1 0 184.2
2014 Q3 8,420 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,537 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 364 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,375 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,137 2 0 1759.0
2013 Q2 604 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 866 2 0 2309.5
2012 Q3 628 1 0 1592.4
2012 Q2 1,257 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 27 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 365 1 0 2739.7
2011 Q3 2,696 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,188 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 232 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,664 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 545 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 305 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 107 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,156 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,162 7 0 6024.1
2008 Q3 2,852 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,335 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,285 1 0 778.2
2007 Q4 3,526 4 1 1134.4
2007 Q3 6,120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,359 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 345 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,896 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,250 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,590 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 937 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,774 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,172 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 156 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,492 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,855 2 0 518.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 28, 2025 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geo Gradel Co · Fall from machine

Mechanic/Operator was assigned to come in a half hour early with another guy to check fluids and start up mobile equipment. The injured worker had just started up a dozer and was climbing down when EE's right foot missed the bottom step, causing EE to fall rolling EE's ankle and bruising EE's hip.

2018 · 1 incident

November 26, 2018 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Geo Gradel Co · Struck against a moving object

Operator was moving rock and doing cleanup with a front end loader. Employee was sitting in the seat in a twisted position with the seat belt fastened and looking over their shoulder as they were backing up. Employee attempted to turn back into neutral position at the same time they hit a pothole causing pain in the neck.

2011 · 1 incident

September 12, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geo Gradel Co · Fall from piled material

Employee climbing on large rocks to check inventory. Rock shifted and rolled causing loss of balance. Employee fell to ground and he tried to catch himself with his right arm while falling. The fall caused a fractured wrist and elbow laceration. Rock was size of small tote box.

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