Mining Incidents

Oak Hill Metal/Non-Metal

Oak Hill, Jackson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300178

Oak Hill has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1999–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
170
citations
43
significant & substantial
$77,611
proposed penalties
$46,273
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,338 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
918
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: 918 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oak Hill has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 18 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.
$78K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
168 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-19.
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
2021 Q3 706 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 682 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 725 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 997 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,006 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,281 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,183 0 0 0.0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,957 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,104 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,192 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,201 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,291 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,143 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,222 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,243 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,345 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,483 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,684 1 0 593.8
2014 Q3 1,813 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,629 2 0 551.1
2014 Q1 3,687 2 0 542.4
2013 Q4 2,935 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,095 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,890 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,879 3 0 380.8
2012 Q4 7,150 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,542 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,743 6 2 686.3
2012 Q1 7,889 4 0 507.0
2011 Q4 9,877 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,550 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,810 4 1 454.0
2011 Q1 7,659 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,331 5 0 535.8
2010 Q3 8,015 5 1 623.8
2010 Q2 7,778 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,030 7 1 995.7
2009 Q4 6,479 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,441 10 5 1552.6
2009 Q2 6,252 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,910 10 3 1447.2
2008 Q4 6,845 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,892 9 1 1305.9
2008 Q2 6,309 11 4 1743.5
2008 Q1 4,432 4 2 902.5
2007 Q4 4,460 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,255 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,296 11 5 2560.5
2007 Q1 4,501 10 3 2221.7
2006 Q4 4,128 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,970 8 2 2015.1
2006 Q2 4,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,184 9 3 2151.1
2005 Q4 4,249 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,108 3 0 587.3
2005 Q2 4,636 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,604 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,865 6 1 1023.0
2004 Q3 12,496 2 0 160.1
2004 Q2 5,224 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,885 10 3 1699.2
2003 Q4 4,569 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,247 12 3 1920.9
2003 Q2 4,078 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,112 3 1 729.6
2002 Q4 4,227 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,089 5 1 1222.8
2002 Q2 4,853 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,693 5 1 878.3
2001 Q4 5,898 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,855 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,861 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,046 2 0 330.8
2000 Q4 5,993 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,446 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,666 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,961 1 0 143.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 1 incident

May 27, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterloo Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Operator called in to shop that his truck was running hot, the shop foreman told him to check the coolant level in the tank, if it was full he would send a mechanic to fix the problem. The operator decided on his own to remove the radiator cap. He was sprayed on the back with antifreeze and got 1st and 2nd degree burns on his right shoulder.

2001 · 1 incident

March 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterloo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, WHO IS THE OPERATOR OF THE SECONDARY PLANT, HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE WEST SCREEN. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCREEN WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A BROKEN V BELT. THE BELT WAS GUARDED BUT WHEN IT HAD BROKEN IT HAD WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT AND WAS TURNING SO FAST IT WAS NOT VISIBLE AND WAS FLAPPING OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD WHICH ALLOWED IN TO COME I

1999 · 1 incident

August 2, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterloo Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK TO GET HIS TICKET FROM THE SCALEHOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE STRP ON THE TRUCK FUEL TANK. EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK IN AN IMPROPER MANNER.

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