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Oceanview Plant: 80 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard E Pierson
Ocean View, Cape May County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800951

Oceanview Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2021–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
80
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,088
proposed penalties
$13,027
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,061 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See R.E. Pierson Materials Corp.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
48
inspections on record
659
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: 659 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2020-08-20.
On record since 2020.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Oceanview Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-10.
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.
25.3%
significant & substantial
6.3%
high negligence or reckless
25.3%
reasonably likely or greater
45.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 26.6% low, 67.1% moderate, 6.3% 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.
31 citations taken to the federal commission · 39% of citations on record
  • Settled 30 · 97%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 3%
50%
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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
21%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $4K 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 2021-11-23.
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
YORK 2021-0003 Settlement McCarthy 2021 $1K → $984
YORK 2021-0019 Settlement McCarthy 2021 $941 → $421
YORK 2012-130M Settlement Feldman 2014 $834 → $734
YORK 2017-0068 Settlement Rae 2017 $814 → $577
YORK 2016-0109 Settlement Paez 2017 $508 → $508
YORK 2012-147M Settlement Paez 2012 $500 → $500
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: 2024-04-30
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (23)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2024-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-02-15 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2024-02-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.24 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2022-12-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2022-12-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2016-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-03-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-03-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Dredge/Barge 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. Earthwork Associates Inc 1979 to 2008
  2. R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. 2008 to present
  3. R.E. Pierson Construction Company 2010 to 2013
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 5
2018 6
2017 6
2016 5
2015 6
2014 4
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 4
2009 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oceanview Plant sits in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Cape May County, New Jersey · Population 95,236
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,046
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 2,482 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,669 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 2,774 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,835 3 1 1058.2
2025 Q2 2,777 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,855 2 1 700.5
2024 Q3 2,741 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,157 2 2 481.1
Show 60 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 2,796 1 0 357.7
2023 Q4 3,188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,081 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,672 1 0 272.3
2023 Q1 3,863 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,439 2 0 581.6
2022 Q3 3,273 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,385 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,766 1 1 361.5
2021 Q4 3,038 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,148 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,855 2 0 700.5
2020 Q4 3,121 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,950 10 1 3389.8
2020 Q2 2,482 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,024 1 0 330.7
2019 Q4 2,804 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,132 1 0 319.3
2019 Q2 3,047 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,903 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,032 1 0 329.8
2018 Q3 3,358 3 0 893.4
2018 Q2 3,271 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,961 1 0 337.7
2017 Q4 3,230 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,102 2 0 644.7
2017 Q2 3,758 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,968 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,088 4 1 1295.3
2016 Q3 3,423 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,479 3 1 862.3
2016 Q1 2,762 1 0 362.1
2015 Q4 3,870 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,240 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,949 2 1 506.5
2015 Q1 3,258 2 0 613.9
2014 Q4 2,548 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,697 1 0 370.8
2014 Q2 2,689 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,085 2 0 959.2
2013 Q4 2,902 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,902 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,060 2 1 653.6
2013 Q1 2,834 1 0 352.9
2012 Q4 2,834 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,683 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,546 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,943 5 0 2573.3
2011 Q4 2,435 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,765 3 1 1085.0
2011 Q2 2,930 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,014 2 1 993.0
2010 Q4 1,969 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,565 3 2 1169.6
2010 Q2 2,557 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,727 2 1 1158.1
2009 Q4 3,059 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,615 6 3 1300.1
2009 Q2 3,828 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,925 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

November 5, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand FIRE
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Contact with hot objects or substances

operator was cutting hole in oil line to drain pipe when fire started. Burned face and forearms

2023 · 1 incident

May 16, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was in the work boat and working on the back of the dredge. The employee tried stepping on to the back of the dredge hitting EE's head on the exhaust pipe attached to the dredge motor. This results in the employee falling back into the boat striking EE's rear end on two guide bolts.

2021 · 1 incident

March 22, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Struck against stationary object

Installing drive belt around sheave and cut finger on edge of sheave