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Phillips Vandalia Plant: 105 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Vandalia, Montgomery County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301561

Phillips Vandalia Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $31 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1992–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
105
citations
14
significant & substantial
$14,938
proposed penalties
$13,385
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,553 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Phillips Vandalia LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
64
inspections on record
972
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: 972 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: 2011-04-05.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Phillips Vandalia Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $31 outstanding across 1 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$31
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $634 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
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.
13.6%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
13.6%
reasonably likely or greater
33.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 21.4% low, 75.7% moderate, 2.9% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
71%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $634 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 2016-08-21.
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
LAKE 2016-0418 Settlement Andrews 2017 $2K → $634
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: 2024-10-31
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (32)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-10-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Utility Man
2024-10-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 Truck Driver
2022-01-12 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Chromium, insoluble 0.04 3 0.01 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Iron oxide fumes 0.86 20 0.04 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Manganese fumes 0.08 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2022-01-12 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2021-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Truck Driver
2021-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 Utility Man
2021-03-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.84 10 0.08 Truck Driver
2009-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.78 0.17 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.16 0.21 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 1.2 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.02 0.14 Utility Man
2002-10-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.24 0.19 Truck Driver
2002-10-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-10-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 1.31 0.31 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-10-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader 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.

Phillips Vandalia Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.56 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 8.85 8.85 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 9.45 0.00 0.000
2015 * 18.27 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Miller Brothers Gravel Inc 1950 to 2010
  2. Phillips Vandalia LLC 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 10
2024 10
2023 9
2022 9
2021 9
2020 9
2019 9
2018 9
2017 8
2016 8
2015 10
2014 9
2013 8
2012 8
2011 9
2010 6
2009 8
2008 7
2007 6
2006 7
2005 7
2004 7
2003 7
2002 6
2001 6
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Phillips Vandalia Plant sits in Montgomery County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Montgomery County, Ohio · Population 535,528
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,403
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 6,281 1 0 159.2
2026 Q1 5,841 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,462 1 0 154.8
2025 Q3 5,384 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,802 1 0 172.4
2025 Q1 5,961 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,343 1 0 157.7
2024 Q3 7,371 1 0 135.7
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 6,580 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,923 1 0 203.1
2023 Q4 5,096 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,202 1 0 192.2
2023 Q2 5,821 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,940 1 0 168.4
2022 Q4 5,112 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,635 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,720 1 0 174.8
2022 Q1 5,305 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,963 2 1 335.4
2021 Q3 6,481 2 0 308.6
2021 Q2 6,085 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,072 2 0 491.2
2020 Q4 5,450 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,955 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,249 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,624 3 0 533.4
2019 Q4 5,369 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,144 1 0 194.4
2019 Q2 4,920 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,357 2 0 459.0
2018 Q4 5,202 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,599 1 0 178.6
2018 Q2 5,954 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,407 2 0 453.8
2017 Q4 4,477 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,813 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,167 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,237 1 0 236.0
2016 Q4 4,380 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,678 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,290 5 2 1165.5
2016 Q1 3,365 2 0 594.4
2015 Q4 6,483 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,994 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,502 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,910 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,059 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,189 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,075 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,617 1 0 382.1
2013 Q4 4,954 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,530 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,081 8 1 1960.3
2013 Q1 2,964 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,915 4 0 1372.2
2012 Q3 4,290 5 1 1165.5
2012 Q2 4,195 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,715 4 1 848.4
2011 Q4 4,398 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,563 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,652 5 2 1074.8
2011 Q1 5,003 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,870 4 1 821.4
2010 Q3 3,909 5 2 1279.1
2010 Q2 1,832 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,598 2 0 1251.6
2009 Q4 3,161 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,783 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,387 7 0 2066.7
2009 Q1 3,257 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,074 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,396 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,064 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,155 1 1 317.0
2007 Q4 3,912 4 0 1022.5
2007 Q3 4,482 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,798 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,245 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,650 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,519 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,842 2 0 413.1
2006 Q1 4,086 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,412 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,742 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,800 5 1 1041.7
2005 Q1 3,027 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,838 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,889 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,983 4 0 802.7
2004 Q1 3,912 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,644 3 0 646.0
2003 Q3 4,850 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,847 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,810 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,972 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,288 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,991 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,795 2 0 715.6
2001 Q4 3,584 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,944 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,951 3 0 605.9
2001 Q1 3,342 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,511 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,518 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,619 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 26, 2021 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was doing plant repairs on 10/26/21. IE and co-worker were working together on different repairs all day. Co-worker was doing the welding, IE was helping cutting steel, grinding, and general labor. Later that evening IE had eye irritation and went to the ER. Doctor took IE off work 10/27 and 10/28.

2018 · 1 incident

2016 · 2 incidents

May 11, 2016 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was cleaning up the haul roads and opened an existing weep hole in the berm. When EE opened the weep hole, hit a 16" natural gas line. When EE hit the gas line it stalled the engine on the dozer, and the pressure broke the glass out of the machine. The pressure was also throwing sand and gravel into the cab of the machine.

February 29, 2016 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was installing flight on a screw. EE was turning the screw by hand, when they pinched their finger between the v-belts and the pulley. Left index finger was cut and smashed.

2015 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A company mechanic was replacing the starter on a Cat 730 articulated haul truck. When he removed the bolts from the belly pan it fell smashed his left index finger. He had a laceration about 3 inches long on his finger. He was taken to urgent care where he received 9 stiches.

June 3, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was climbing down a ladder and twisted his knee on dismount.

2014 · 1 incident

September 10, 2014 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was hitting a Track Idler with a hammer to free it up. A piece of metal chipped off and went into his right Index Finger.

2012 · 1 incident

October 31, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phillips Vandalia LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was pounding a bolt thru plastic liner. A piece of plastic went into his eye. He was wearing Safety Glasses.

2005 · 1 incident

March 15, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 966G LOADER USING 3/4" IMPACT GUN. PUSHED BOLT UP INTO SLOT TO HOLD AND STARTED GUN. BOLT CAME OUT OF SLOT AND THE SHARP EDGE TURNED INTO EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

2004 · 1 incident

November 16, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

RAIN, WET, LOOSE GRAVEL, WHEN REMOVING ROCKS FROM GRIZZLY. SLIPPED ON GRAVEL & FELL ON GRIZZLY RAILS.

2003 · 1 incident

July 24, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING A BELT ON HAZMAG CRUSHER, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MAGNETIC SHIELD AND THE METAL SMASHING FOUR FINGERS.

2000 · 1 incident

January 12, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A WASH HOSE HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY DRAINED, ICE FORMED IN HOSE. WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ICE, HAD NOT CHECKED VALVE POSITION OR TURNED OFF. HE PICKED UP HOSE OFF GROUND, WAS LOOKING INTO HOSE, WHEN ICE CAME OUT HITTING HIM IN FACE.

1999 · 1 incident

February 2, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSIDE MAINTENANCE SHOP. OPENED SLIDING DOOR WITH INSIDE HANDLE, WENT THROUGH OPEN DOOR. PULLED DOOR CLOSED WITH INSIDE HANDLE, WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF DOOR. FINGERS CAUGHT IN HANDLE, BREAKING 2 FINGERS.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING AIR IN A FLAT TIRE ON WATER TRUCKHE HAD JUST CHECK THE PSI AND IT WAS 35# AND BEGAN PUTTINGMORE AIR IN TIRE WHEN IT BLEW HIS HARDHAT OFF HIS HEAD & IT WENT ABOUT 40-45 FT FROM H IM

May 19, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Struck against a moving object

MID TO LOW BACK PAIN, DO TO BAD SEAT IN TRUCK #296.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 2, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TAKING BOLTS OFF SKIRT BOARD ON EE WAS USING BOTH HANDS ON WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED COMING DOWN ON LEFT HAND & SMASHING LITTLE FINGER

July 20, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHEN RETURNING GREASE GUN TO SHOP AFTER GREASING DODGER TRIPPED OVER A LEG OF A METAL SAW HORSE AND WHEN HE TURNE DTO SEE WHAT HE TRIPPE DOVER FELL AGAINST A WELDER PARKED IN SHOP COMING DOWN ON LEFT KNEE HITTIN GHEAD ON WELDER AND SCRAPPING ARM.

1992 · 1 incident

September 15, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR OF CATEPILLAR D-25C OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SPEED, LEFT AHUYHAUL ROAD ROADWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND 3 INCH DITCH VEHICLE TRAVELD 200 FEET AFTER LEAVING ROADWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS FROM CONTACT L SIDE DOOR WINDOWS AND BACK INJURIES.