Mining Incidents

Tri County Limestone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
MARSEILLES, Marion County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300167

Tri County Limestone Company has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1986–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,193
proposed penalties
$1,193
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
190
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: 190 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tri County Limestone Company has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-12-07.
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
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 1 0
2005 Q3 526 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,758 1 0 266.1
2005 Q1 2,187 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,677 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 4,748 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,270 2 0 611.6
2004 Q1 2,277 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,049 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,235 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,489 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,774 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,045 1 0 328.4
2002 Q3 2,105 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,608 1 0 217.0
2002 Q1 3,995 2 0 500.6
2001 Q4 4,704 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,213 6 1 1151.0
2001 Q2 5,327 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,642 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,349 1 1 187.0
2000 Q3 5,964 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,363 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,324 2 1 375.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 14, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri County Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO DUMP HIS LOAD WHILE SITTING ON AN UNEVEN GRADE ON THE STOCKPILE. AS HE RAISED THE TRUCK BED THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE OPERATOR, WHO WAS WEARING SEATBELT, WAS UNHARMED BUT COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK. HE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DAY BY THE ER PHYSICIAN.

2001 · 3 incidents

November 16, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri County Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WORKER'S HAND SLIPPED WHILE MOVING WOOD BLOCKING, CAUSING A SPLINTER TO ENTER THE BASE OF THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND. THE WORKER REMOVED THE SPLINTER HIMSELF AND CONTINUED WORKING. TWO DAY S LATER THE INJRUY SHOWED SIGNS OF INFECTION. THE WORKER WENT TO HIS FAMILY DR. ON MONDAY AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS.

January 11, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON THE LOADER. CLIMBING DOWN THE LOADER STEPS AND MISSED THE LAST STEP - LANDED ON HIS BACKSIDE. EE ANSWERED THAT HE DID NOT NEED FIRST AID TREATMENT BUT LEFT A 9:20 AM TO GO HOME. SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO TO THE CHIROPRACTOR.

January 2, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEANING THE FROST OFF OF THE TROJAN LOADER WINDSHEILD WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOADER STEP. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE REPORTED ACCIDENT TO OFFICE ON JAN 3, 2001.

1999 · 4 incidents

November 23, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) FIRE
Tri-County Limestone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON NEW HOLLAND WITH HOBART WELDER WHEN A SPARK HIT HIS UNIFORM, CATCHING HIS SHIRT ON FIRE. HE TRIED TO BRUSH THE FIRE OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS L EFT HAND.

November 1, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck against stationary object

ADVISED YESTERDAY, 1/20/00 BY CARE CORKS THAT HE ALLEGING THIS INJURY. CARE WORKS IS OUR LIAISON WITH THE BUREAU OF WORKERS COMPENSATION. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE BUREAU 1/11/00. THE CLAIM S TATED THAT EE HAD HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE CRUSHER DOOR THE 11TH OF NOVEMBER.

July 19, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO TURN CRUSHER SHAFT BACKWARDS. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND RAN INTO CORNER OF CRUSHER HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF FACE ABOVE EYE.

June 24, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Tri-County Limestone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS WELDING ON THE HAMMERS AT THE PORTABLE PLANT WITH THE LINCOLN WIRE FEED WELDER AND SPARKS WENT DOWN SHOE. REPORTED ON FRIDAY. JUST SAID SPARKS HAD GONE DOWN SHOE BUT NOT INDICATE THAT A NY ACTION NEED TAKEN.

1998 · 3 incidents

September 8, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from ladders

WHILE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT HE MISSED A STEP ON THE STEP LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 4FT. LANDED ON A ROCK BRUISING HIS RIGHT THIGH AND PULLING MUSCLES IN CHEST

June 18, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-County Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING THE VSI ELEVATOR BELT. THE BELT FREE WHEELED ABOUT HALFWAY AROUND AS HE WAS PULLING IT BACK INTO PLACE. THGE CLAMPS MUST HAVE SLIPPED AND THE BELT DROPPED PINNING HIS LEG.

April 21, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from machine

I WAS RETURNING TO PIT AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE INTO THE CRUSHER WHEN I SAW A ROCK IN THE ROAD. IT IS MANDATORY TO PICK UP THE ROCKS AND TRHROW OUT OF THE DRIVE. I DID NOT USE THE STEPS T O GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. I JUMPED. WHEN I HIT THEGROUND A TWIST OR SOMETHING IN MY RIGHT KNEE.

1997 · 1 incident

January 10, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STARTED COVEYOR BELT WHICH STOPPED WHEN AGGREGATE WAS PUT ON IT. WENT DOWN TO PUT SAND ON HEAD PULLEY AND STEPPED ON ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN HIS TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. AFTER WORK HE WENT TO EMERG ROOM AS HE DECIDED IT HURT.

1996 · 3 incidents

October 23, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RELEASING THE HEIL TAILGATE OF THE 1981 CHEVROLET DUMP TRUCK WHEN TAILGATE CAME BACK AND SLICED TOP OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

October 21, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS POUNDING AN OVERSIZE ROCK IN THE PRIMARYCRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER HIT THE CORNER OF THE CRUSHER AND CAME BACK HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

March 6, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from ladders

OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF MARION EE WAS INSTALLING A DOOR ON OUR SHOP. HE WAS STANDING ON A 6' LADDER ON THE 4TH & 5TH STEP. AT THE TIME HE WA RUNNING LAGS INTO THE TRACK. LADDER TIPPED, LOST BALANC E & FELL. HE SAID THE LADDER MUST HAVE BEEN ON UNEVEN GROUND.

1995 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-County Limestone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STARTED WORK AT 7:30AM GREASED PORTABLE PLANT SHOVELED THE SPILLAGE AROUND GOT ON LOADER CHARGED PLANT & LOADED TRUCKS HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN LEFT CHEST AT 9:00 AM HE WENT TO THE E MERGENCY ROOM AROUND 9:30AM EKG NOT DONE AT HARDIN MEMORIAL SO EMPLOYER TOOK HIM TO WYANDOT MEMORIAL AOSO DIAGNOSIS WAS MUSCLE STRAIN

February 9, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Tri-County Limestone Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE MAINTENANCE SHOP CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN IT. THE TANDEM TRUCK LISTED BELOW WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AT THE TIME.

1993 · 1 incident

July 21, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tri-County Limestone Company · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WAITING FOR THE ISCO HOLE TRUCK TO BE LOADED OR IT HAD JUST BEEN LOADED. WALKED UP BESIDE IT TO PICK UP ROCKS. ROCK FELL OFF TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD. EVIDENTLY ONE ALSO HIT HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS AS THEY (MAINLY HIS SHOULDER) WERE BRUISED.

July 9, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THEY WERE TAKING THE HOOD OFF OF THE NORTHWEST MODEL 41 SHOVEL.INJURED WAS HOOKING THE CHAIN AROUND THE HOOD AND THE LOADER BUCKET.HE HAD FINISHED.THE HOOD FELL OFF, THE CHAIN BECAME UNHOOKED THE CHAIN HIT HIS CHEST.

1989 · 1 incident

September 7, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS POPPING SCALE WITH A TORCH FROM A HEAD PULLEY AND A PIECE FELL UNDER HIS SUNGALSSES INTO HIS EYE. FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.

1988 · 2 incidents

April 12, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-County Limestone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN ELEVATOR USING AN EXTENSION LADDER & CABLE COME-ALONG HE WAS FREEING METAL WHICH WAS STUCK & STATED THAT THE ACTION OF THE LADDER MOVING & THE METAL BREAKING FREE SEN T SHARP PAIN THROUGHOUT HIS BACK HE THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE

January 4, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tri-County Limestone Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WASA D9LIVERING DIRT AND STEPPED AROUND THE TRUCK TO CLEAN THE BED OUT WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CLOD OF DIRT. HIS KNEE POPPED. THE KNEE HAD BEEN INJURED 10-11 YEARS AGO WHEN HE WORKED FOR TECUMSEH IN MA9ION, OH.

1986 · 2 incidents

June 28, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-County Limestone Company · Fall from machine

THE RUNNING BOA9D BROKE ON THE 1974 CHEVROLET DUMP TRUCK CAUSING I.NAME TO FALL ON HIS BACK

June 25, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-County Limestone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS REPL5CING THE TRANSMISSION LINE ON THE JOHN DEERE LOADER AT THE MAINTENANCE BLDG IN ORDER TO DO SO HE REMOVED THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND HURT HIS BACK WHICH HE HAD HURT AT HIS HOME SOMET DURING THE WEEK3OF JUNE 25TH LOADING A LAWN MOWER FROM HIS PICKUP

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