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Oster Sand & Gravel-Bolivar Plant: 48 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Oster Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Oster Enterprises Inc
Bolivar, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301594

Oster Sand & Gravel-Bolivar Plant has $5K 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
4
Years on record
1987–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,890
proposed penalties
$4,890
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Oster Sand & Gravel's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
615
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: 615 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oster Sand & Gravel-Bolivar Plant has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-17.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
10.4%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
47.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 35.4% low, 54.2% moderate, 10.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2016-02-10, 10 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (13)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2016-02-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2013-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2013-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2013-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.78 0.24 Washer Operator
2010-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.53 0.58 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.61 0.28 Utility Man
2005-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.35 0.57 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-02-10, 10 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-02-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF GENERAL
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. Oster Sand & Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 6
2015 6
2014 6
2013 6
2012 7
2011 6
2010 8
2009 7
2008 8
2007 8
2006 9
2005 9
2004 9
2003 9
2002 10
2001 7
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oster Sand & Gravel-Bolivar Plant sits in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio · Population 92,585
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,494
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
2019 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 731 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,004 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,203 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,129 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,016 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 1,057 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,087 2 0 1839.9
2017 Q1 1,105 1 0 905.0
2016 Q4 2,173 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,138 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,146 2 0 635.7
2016 Q1 1,996 1 0 501.0
2015 Q4 2,787 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,204 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,178 6 2 1888.0
2015 Q1 2,590 2 1 772.2
2014 Q4 3,026 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,146 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,040 1 0 328.9
2014 Q1 2,224 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,668 2 0 749.6
2013 Q3 3,105 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,237 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,955 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,919 2 0 685.2
2012 Q3 3,136 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,490 1 0 286.5
2012 Q1 2,934 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,058 1 0 327.0
2011 Q3 2,604 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,750 2 2 727.3
2011 Q1 2,084 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,867 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,424 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,145 2 0 635.9
2010 Q1 1,656 3 1 1811.6
2009 Q4 2,569 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,750 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,957 4 1 2043.9
2009 Q1 1,498 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,308 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,815 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,923 1 0 342.1
2008 Q1 2,731 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,623 3 0 1143.7
2007 Q3 3,154 1 0 317.1
2007 Q2 2,964 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,712 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,717 2 0 736.1
2006 Q3 3,485 1 0 286.9
2006 Q2 3,393 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,732 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,657 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,792 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,505 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,134 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,308 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,734 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,190 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,187 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,285 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,430 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,444 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,158 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,482 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,829 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,724 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,624 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,695 6 1 1623.8
2001 Q3 4,066 1 0 245.9
2001 Q2 3,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,894 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,934 1 0 254.2
2000 Q3 4,938 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,969 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,974 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

April 20, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oster Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON DRY SCREEN. WAS HITTING A PUNCH TO LOOSEN A SIDE NAIL USING A 3 LB HAMMER. MISSED THE PUNCH & HIT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oster Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDOW CAME UNLATCHED WHILE EXITING MACHINE. FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WINDOW AND LEDGE, CUTTING AND BREAKING RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

September 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oster Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF OF LOADER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EE ORIGINALLY DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO GOT O A DR. DI HOWEVER GO TO THE DR. ON 9-12.

1987 · 1 incident

June 1, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oster Sand & Gravel · Fall onto or against objects

CHECKING OIL IN3YARD TRUCK SLIPPED & CUT FINGER