Mining Incidents

Plano Road Metal/Non-Metal

Washington Court House, Ross County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304395

Plano Road has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $169 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1997–2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
21
significant & substantial
$11,971
proposed penalties
$11,802
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $169 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
71
inspections on record
1,007
inspection hours
9.9
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.
100 citations across 1,007 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plano Road has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $169 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$169
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
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
2025 Q4 2,531 3 0 1185.3
2025 Q3 1,977 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,572 2 0 777.6
2025 Q1 1,884 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,524 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,773 5 4 2820.1
2024 Q2 1,715 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,021 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,371 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,732 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,282 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,272 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,077 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,296 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,830 2 0 706.7
2022 Q1 2,517 1 0 397.3
2021 Q4 1,634 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,669 9 0 3372.0
2021 Q2 2,081 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,378 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,585 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,596 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,257 2 0 614.1
2020 Q1 2,825 2 0 708.0
2019 Q4 2,621 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,045 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,661 4 0 1092.6
2019 Q1 2,490 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,554 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,881 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,447 5 1 2043.3
2018 Q1 2,713 4 1 1474.4
2017 Q4 2,923 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,470 2 0 809.7
2017 Q2 3,063 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,994 5 0 1670.0
2016 Q4 2,941 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,046 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,276 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,866 5 2 1293.3
2015 Q4 2,334 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,150 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,002 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,683 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,908 1 0 343.9
2014 Q3 2,284 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,482 6 0 2417.4
2014 Q1 3,125 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,648 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,919 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,195 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,672 5 2 1871.3
2012 Q4 1,873 2 1 1067.8
2012 Q3 1,781 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,996 2 0 667.6
2012 Q1 5,130 3 0 584.8
2011 Q4 3,109 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,759 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,310 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,820 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,606 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,616 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,172 1 0 315.3
2010 Q1 2,142 2 1 933.7
2009 Q4 2,281 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,444 1 1 290.4
2009 Q2 2,872 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,800 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,634 4 2 1100.7
2008 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,800 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,335 1 0 428.3
2007 Q4 3,893 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,103 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,873 3 1 774.6
2007 Q1 5,088 1 0 196.5
2006 Q4 5,654 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,252 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,800 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,619 3 0 829.0
2005 Q4 3,549 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,186 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,340 1 1 299.4
2005 Q1 1,707 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,557 1 0 281.1
2004 Q3 3,391 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,827 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,866 1 1 258.7
2003 Q4 4,502 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,349 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,608 5 1 891.6
2003 Q1 3,575 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,459 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,607 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,264 2 1 469.0
2002 Q1 3,330 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,322 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,761 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,880 1 1 531.9
2001 Q1 2,690 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,076 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,342 3 0 561.6
2000 Q1 4,164 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 1 incident

December 14, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Three miners were cleaning up. One was operating a wheel loader and the other two were throwing scrap steel into the bucket to be taken to a dumpster. The loader operator thought one of the other miners signaled operator to lower the bucket. Operator then lowered the bucket onto one of the miners foot.

2010 · 1 incident

February 19, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was exiting plant control tower coming down steps, and slipped on wet step. Miner reported incident on day of occurence, but refused medical attention at time of incident. Miner later (3-3-2010) decided to seek medical attention as left shoulder was irritating him, and upon visit to physician, was issued prescription pain meds.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

October 20, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was closing lid on VSI crusher got his finger pinched when lid closed.

2002 · 1 incident

June 28, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE'S EYE FELT IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE. FLUSHED WITH WATER HIMSELF. STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN EYE. WENT TO ER AT FAYETTE CO MEMORIAL HOSP. DR FOUND SMALL PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE. REMOV ED AND FLUSHED OUT EYE.

1999 · 1 incident

November 6, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Struck by flying object

SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT AND WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN EYE. HAD EYE FLUSHED OUT@HOSPITAL-RECHECKED NEXT DAY-NO PROBLEMS.

1998 · 1 incident

December 1, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Melvin Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS LOADING INJURED'S TRUCK WITH SHOT ROCK, THE LIFT ARMS OF THE LOADER HIT THE SIDE OF THE HAUL TRUCK ABRUPTLY. THE SUDDEN IMPACT CAUSED THE HAUL TRUCK TO DIP ON THE LEFT SID E MOVING HIM IN THE SAME MANNER, CAUSING NECK INJURY.

1997 · 1 incident

June 16, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Melvin Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIPPING 50 C0RD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE CORD, CUTTING HIM ON LEFT WRIST. THIS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

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The full compliance file on Plano Road

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.