Mining Incidents

Walls Materials Plant 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Walls Materials · Surface
Fort Jefferson, Darke County, OH  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3301384

Walls Materials Plant 2 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
65
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,187
proposed penalties
$7,099
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $88 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
832
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: 832 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Walls Materials Plant 2 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-07.
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
2025 Q4 1,758 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 2,377 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,307 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,681 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 920 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,291 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 925 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,805 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,216 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,352 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,207 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,744 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,966 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,753 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,805 1 0 554.0
2021 Q4 1,823 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,639 1 0 378.9
2021 Q2 2,510 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,544 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,615 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,233 1 0 309.3
2020 Q2 2,437 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 530 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,027 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,206 1 0 453.3
2019 Q2 2,556 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,302 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,060 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,134 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,768 3 2 1083.8
2018 Q1 1,722 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 982 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,283 1 0 779.4
2017 Q2 3,338 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,263 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,882 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,393 2 2 1435.8
2016 Q2 1,916 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 850 1 0 1176.5
2015 Q4 1,832 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,463 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,782 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,329 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,725 7 4 4058.0
2014 Q3 2,105 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,969 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 914 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 669 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,062 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,207 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,533 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 505 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 722 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,155 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,606 2 0 1245.3
2011 Q4 681 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,822 2 0 1097.7
2011 Q2 1,872 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,982 2 1 1009.1
2010 Q4 1,419 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,895 6 3 3166.2
2010 Q2 1,714 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,843 1 0 542.6
2009 Q4 2,525 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,967 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,192 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,743 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,922 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,922 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,988 1 0 250.8
2008 Q1 3,762 1 0 265.8
2007 Q4 4,615 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,030 2 0 397.6
2007 Q2 3,262 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,717 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,159 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,611 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,994 1 0 250.4
2006 Q1 3,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,346 1 0 298.9
2005 Q3 3,901 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,238 5 1 1179.8
2005 Q1 4,740 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,785 3 0 627.0
2004 Q3 4,335 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,620 2 1 432.9
2004 Q1 3,960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,019 5 0 830.7
2003 Q3 4,634 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,639 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,429 1 0 225.8
2002 Q4 4,297 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,773 2 0 419.0
2002 Q2 5,448 1 0 183.6
2002 Q1 4,898 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,814 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,762 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,184 6 3 653.3
2001 Q1 5,347 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,782 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,888 3 2 380.3
2000 Q2 5,167 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,904 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 29, 2024 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walls Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing zip ties from cable bundle and cut gloved hand with razor knife requiring stitches. Employee returned to work the same day with no work restrictions or modifications.

2015 · 1 incident

May 18, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walls Materials · Fall from ladders

Miner was performing maintenance on primary takeout belt gear box. Lost balance while on ladder and fell +/- 3 feet spraining ankle.

2008 · 1 incident

May 5, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walls Materials · Struck by falling object

Miner was unplugging rocks jammed in jaw crusher when two large rocks shifted pinching little finger on left hand

2004 · 1 incident

March 30, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walls Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 17, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walls Materials · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STEP LADDE,R HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TO GROUND.

March 6, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walls Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING UP A BELT ROLLER TO LOAD ON WELDING TRAILER. WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 23, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walls Materials · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE'S WERE REMOVING TABLE SHOE'S FROM SPOKANE CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S FOREARM.

August 22, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Walls Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND A PACKED PICK-UP WHEN ANTOHER EMPLOYEE PULLED UP BEHIND HIM IN PIT TRUCK TO PARK, THE PIT TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD PINCHING HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE TWO BUMPERS.

July 29, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walls Materials · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON ROCK BOX, ABOVE DRY SCREEN, CUTTING OUT LOWER SHELF. BOX FLIPPED, THROWING EE.

June 27, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walls Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLING SAMPLES OUT OF CONVEYOR 60-70 LIFTED UP AND HAD SHARP PAINS IN LOWER BACK.

1999 · 1 incident

March 11, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Walls Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING ON A STEEL PLATE WITH HAND GRINDER, WHEN GRINDER GOT CAUGHT. CAUSING IT TO FLIP BACK ACROSS THE TOP OF LEFT HAND.

1998 · 4 incidents

October 27, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walls Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BARRELS OF OIL IN THE LOADER BUCKET TO TAKE DOWN TO QUARRY. PULLED LOWER BACK

October 12, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walls Materials · Struck against stationary object

LOOSENING A NUT ON BEARING BLOCK. WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS THUMB ON A LADDER.

May 27, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walls Materials · Fall from machine

EE WAS CHECKING OIL IN FRONTEND LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF REAR LADDER

February 23, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walls Materials · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLYEE WAS CARRYING SOME TOOLS UP SIDEOFRAMP AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACK AGAINST THE FRAME OF JAWCRUSHER.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walls Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ASSISTED CHANGING SCREENS IN WASHING PLANT. SCREEN BECAME LODGED OR STUCK-ATTEMPTED TOBREAK SCREEN LOOSE BY LIFTING SCREEN ON THE UNBOUND EDGE. SCREEN CAME LOOSE & WEIGHT OF SCREEN COMBINED WI TH THE SHARP WIRE EDGES LACERATED FINGER.

May 28, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Walls Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING CONVEYOR ROLLER WHEN SCRAPER GOT CAUGHTIN BELT & THEN HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH & CUT HIS LIP & KNOCKED OUT ONE TOOTH & CHIPPED THE OTHER FRONT TOOTH.

1993 · 1 incident

September 14, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object

WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND CLEAR WORK ASSIGNMENT WAS TO REMOVE SIDE PLATES FROM ROCK BOX. CHAIN ATTACHED TO HYDRAULIC HOISTING DEVICE, FAILED, CAUSING PLATE TO FALL ACROSS SCREEN, STRIK ING FOOT OF EMPLOYEE. PLANT WAS LOCKED OUT.

1989 · 1 incident

July 17, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING AREA WITH WATER HOSE HOSE NOT REMOVING MATERIAL IN CORNER REACHED IN WITH HAND TO REMOVE MATERIAL CUT FINGER ON PC OF BROKEN GLASS

1988 · 1 incident

September 14, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SURGE TUNNEL SHOVELING SILT FROM A WALKWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED. TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE GRABBED AN ANGLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

May 1, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS REPL5CING LIGHT BULBS IN T HE PLANT TUNNEL PRIOR TO CLEANING IT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET AND MUDDY FLOOR TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE

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