DRILLING HOLES IN THE CRANE FOR SOUND BUFFER. PICKED UP DRILL-MY FINGER ON TRIGGER-CORD GOT STUCK ON TRACK. LEFT FINGER HIT THE TRIGGER-DRILL DRILLED INTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
RACK SAND, INC.: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Rack Sand Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Schweitzer Roy B
Hamilton County,
OH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301486
MSHA record for RACK SAND, INC. (mine ID 3301486). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1991–1997
- Latest incident
- Jun 1997
Ownership history
- George L Rack Inc 1950 to 1985
- Rack Sand Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
RACK SAND, INC. sits in Hamilton County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Hamilton County, Ohio · Population 827,878
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,816
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1997 · 1 incident
June 24, 1997
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
Rack Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1992 · 1 incident
September 16, 1992
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rack Sand Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
RELOCATING AN 8" WATER LINE. STANDING ON PUMP FLOAT HOLDING A ROPE AROUND THE END OF PIPE AND HOLDING ONTO PUMP MOTOR WITH TWO OTHER MEN. THEY LET GO OF ROPE AND I WAS LEFT HOLDING ONTO PUMP M OTOR, WHEN MY SHOULDER PULLED.
1991 · 1 incident
December 19, 1991
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rack Sand Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
TRYING TO LOOSEN ARGE BOLT ON CONVEYOR WITH WRENCH AND PULLED LEFT ROTER CUFF ON SHOULDER.