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Oceanview Plant 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
78
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.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
47
inspections on record
648
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: 648 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 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
2024 Q1 2,796 1 0 357.7
2023 Q4 3,188 0 0 0.0
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 3,081 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,672 5 2 1361.7
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

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