Mining Incidents

ROSS COUNTY GRAVEL: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Craig Beam
Ross County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304228

MSHA record for ROSS COUNTY GRAVEL (mine ID 3304228). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Ownership history
  1. Ross County Gravel Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

ROSS COUNTY GRAVEL sits in Ross 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.
Ross County, Ohio · Population 76,748
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,819
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1995 · 1 incident

September 5, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ross County Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RUNNING ACROSS YARD TO SHUT PLANT FEED OFF. WHILE RUNNING EE TWISTED HIS LEG DAMAGING THE LIGEMENTS BEHIDN HIS KNEE. WAS OFF PREVIOUSLY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD FOR BAD KNEE, HURT BEFORE STAR TING WORK @ MELVIN STONE CO.

1994 · 1 incident

June 2, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Ross County Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING A PIECE OF 10" SAND PIPE WITH TORCH PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF PIPE. CRANE WAS HOLDING PIPE TO ALLOW CUTTING OF BOTTOM. WHEN FINAL CUT WAS MADE, PIPE SWUNG UP AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

1993 · 1 incident

February 18, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Ross County Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PUMPING COLD HYDRAULIC OIL OUT OF 55 GAL. DRUM.

1991 · 2 incidents

March 26, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ross County Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A WOODEN CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO A WET SURFACE. BRUISED LOWER PART OF RIGHT BACK.

February 26, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ross County Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE A WELDE SPOT TO HOLD IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND BEFORE WELDER WAS FINISHED AND RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.