Mining Incidents

Schlichter/Hamilton Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Ross, Butler County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301640

Schlichter/Hamilton Pit has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$8,586
proposed penalties
$5,998
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,588 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
316
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: 316 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Schlichter/Hamilton Pit has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-06-20.
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
2013 Q4 205 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 517 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 217 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 759 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 450 3 0 6666.7
2012 Q1 149 0 0 0.0
Show 48 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 907 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,916 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,420 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,840 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,799 4 1 1429.1
2010 Q3 3,244 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,946 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 514 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,119 1 0 893.7
2009 Q3 948 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 888 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,330 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,109 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,680 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,331 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,756 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,947 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,986 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,543 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,954 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,201 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,453 1 1 289.6
2006 Q1 3,574 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,696 1 0 270.6
2005 Q3 4,541 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 602 4 0 6644.5
2005 Q1 574 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,919 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,646 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,270 1 0 234.2
2004 Q1 2,749 3 1 1091.3
2003 Q4 3,938 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,510 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,784 1 0 209.0
2003 Q1 4,508 1 0 221.8
2002 Q4 5,515 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,894 1 0 169.7
2002 Q2 6,458 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,331 3 1 562.7
2001 Q4 5,745 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,601 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,859 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,987 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,463 8 2 1464.4
2000 Q3 5,680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,591 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,458 8 3 1465.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 1 incident

September 28, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While working in garage, employee turned and fell in the garage and hit the garage floor.

2008 · 1 incident

February 11, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck against stationary object

After performing maintenance to the plant hopper the victim was climbing down off of the hopper. When he reached the ground he stepped on a piece of over sized gravel with his right leg. This caused his leg to twist and broke both of the lower bones just above his boot.

2000 · 1 incident

December 27, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEYS ONT HE DIESEL FUEL PUMP. AFTER REMOVING THE GUARD AND REPLACING THE BELT IT WAS SLIPPING WHEN TURNED ON. WHILE ATTEMPTIES TO TENSION THE BELT THE OPERATERS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED IN TO THE PULLEY. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS BROKEN AND LACERATED JUST BEYOND THE NAIL.

1999 · 1 incident

May 26, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE BY HAND. HE WAS STANDING ON SAND AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUR FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HIS KNEE.

1997 · 1 incident

May 5, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING NEW SCALE TRIPPER ON I BEAM. FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

1996 · 1 incident

May 28, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WORKER HANDLING CABLE. INJURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FROM BROKEN WIRE IN CABLE.

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