Mining Incidents

PIONEER SAND PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Gerken Materials Inc · Facility
Controlled by Julian A Gerken
Pioneer, Williams County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304467

PIONEER SAND PIT has $829 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
5
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
4
significant & substantial
$829
proposed penalties
$829
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
105
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: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PIONEER SAND PIT has $829 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.
$829
proposed penalties
$829
current assessed
$829
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-10-04.
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
2005 Q4 2,767 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,712 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,928 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,107 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,740 1 0 267.4
2004 Q3 3,611 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,905 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,303 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 4,195 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,499 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,753 2 0 532.9
2003 Q1 878 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,207 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,337 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,387 2 0 590.5
2002 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,125 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,849 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,315 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 751 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,827 6 4 3284.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gerken Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing up into Moxy articulated truck and felt something tear in left knee.

March 16, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gerken Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Foreman was tightening an air line on a truck with a wrench. He felt something pop in his back, EE went to the Chiropractor & found out that he dislocated 2 ribs, which were put back into place at that time.

2003 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gerken Materials Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A EXTENSION LADDER, WHEN EE STEPPED UP ON THE TOP PART OF LADDER IT SLID DOWN CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RUNGS AND BRUISED THE TOP OF THE HAND.

April 3, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Gerken Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

UNHOOKING LIFTING CABLE CLEVIS FROM CONVEYOR, WHEN PIN IN CLEVIS WAS REMOVED, CABLE RELEASED TENSION STRIKING HAND AGAINST ANGLE IRON FRAME ON CONVEYOR.

2000 · 1 incident

October 9, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING REPAIR ON PLANT. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HAND TO HIT PLANT.

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