South Columbus Aggregate Plant has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1988–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
94
citations
23
significant & substantial
$35,942
proposed penalties
$28,317
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,625 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
660
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: 660 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
South Columbus Aggregate Plant has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 2 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$625
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-09-12.
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
EMPLOYEE (FOREMAN) DID NOT TURN POWER OFF AND LOCK OUT 486 VOLT ELECTRIC BOX. CUT CABLE AND MADEA SPLICE. WAS ELECTRICUTED. TAKEN TO MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF HIS DEATH APPROX 2:00 PM.
The employee was pouring concrete near the office between 6:00am and 11:00am. He got some wet concrete on the inside of his rubber boots which burned both his legs. Lost time did not begin until 06/13/2012.
2008 · 1 incident
June 9, 2008OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Two employees were using an excavator to lift a dump truck bed from the truck body. One employee was in the bed, hooking up the lifting chains when the operator accidently moved the bucket striking the first employee.
Changing tail pulley bearing on main belt under the feeder. Water dripping from feeder hit ee in the forehead and ran down under safety glasses into eye. It had sand or metal in it from hopper.
May 9, 2005OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ee was hauling material to sand plant surge pile and dumped this load in different location on uneven surface and rolled over the truck he was driving sprained left shoulder was put on restriction was.
2003 · 1 incident
May 8, 2003OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
LACERATION ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. WHILE RELEASING CABLE HOIST FROM BELT CLAMP THE HOOK BROKE OFF OF HTE BELT CLAMP. FLEW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TEH LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
April 19, 1994OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN USING A GRINDER TO GRIND STEEL A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED INTO LEFT EYE
1992 · 1 incident
February 13, 1992OH · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL INSTALLING FRICTION BAND ON DRAG DRUM OF MARION 7200 WHEN HE SLIPPED DROPPING FRICTION BAND ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING LACERATION & STITCHES TO FINGER.
1991 · 2 incidents
August 23, 1991OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS STANDING STOP A DUMP HOPPER GRIZZLEY AND PUNCHFING MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER WITH A LONG BAR. FEET SLIPPED, AND HE FELL. LATER IN THE DAY NOTICED SOME STIFFNESS IN HIS BACK. HE WAS AS KED IF HE FELT HE NEEDED TO GO TO DR HE WOULD GOAT THE END OF THE DAY AFTER CLEANING UP AT HOME FELL FORWARD SO DONT KNOW IF INJURED IN FALL OR DOING WORK WITH LONG BAR.
May 2, 1991OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HAMMERING PUNCH WHEN HAMMER GLANCED STRIKING ON L ARM BRUISED AREA
1990 · 1 incident
June 16, 1990OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE GREASING AROUND A.C. DUSTSCREEN, EXPANDED METAL GRATE CATWALK COLLAPSED UNDER EMPLOYEE WHO FELL APPROX. 12', CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO LEFT ARM AND RIGHT LEG, SPRAIN OF SACROILIAC AND LEFT K NEE AND LEG, AND CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND. APPARENTLY FLOORING WAS NOT COMPLETELY WELDED-IN, AND THE WELD BEADS WHICH WERE THERE HAD PARTED DUE TO VIBRATION, ETC.
1988 · 1 incident
July 28, 1988OH · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INSTALLING WEDGES ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET TO HOLD TOOTH IN PLACE,WHEN HITTING WITH AHMMER PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN EYE.
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