Mining Incidents

WAPAKONETA PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302918

WAPAKONETA PLANT has $355 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
10
Years on record
1983–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$355
proposed penalties
$355
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
2
inspections on record
24
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: 24 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WAPAKONETA PLANT has $355 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.
$355
proposed penalties
$355
current assessed
$355
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-09.
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
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 872 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,017 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,584 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,212 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,632 1 0 612.7
2001 Q3 1,064 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,650 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 1,580 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,525 1 0 283.7
2000 Q3 3,606 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,738 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,633 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER LACERATING LEFT HAND AND REQUIRING STITCHES.

August 2, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by flying object

VERY WINDY, SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE.

1992 · 1 incident

February 14, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
National Lime & Stone Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELD OFF OF TRUCK BED WHEN METAL SPARK BOUNCED IN BEHIND FACE SHIELD & GOT INTO RT EYE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC DROPSFOR EYE

1991 · 1 incident

March 20, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT TING UP PIPE ON SAND PLANT PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK

1990 · 3 incidents

August 10, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

SKID LOADER TIPPED FORWARD HE REACHED OUT TO FRONT TO CATCH BALANCE HITTING GREASE ZIRK ON FRONT OF LOADER

July 17, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Lime & Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMANT WAS CLEANING MUD OFF GRIZZLEY AT THE FIELD HOPPER. HE SLIPPED ON THE BARS AND STEPPED THRU THE GRIZZLEY. BRUISED HIS LEFT LEG AND LEFT SHOULDER.

1989 · 1 incident

October 9, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS HOEING GRAVEL FROM UNDER GRAVEL CONVEYOR I WAS BENT OVER WHEN I WENT TO STAND UP & TURN I FELT MY BACK POP

1988 · 1 incident

July 18, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

SLIPPED ON LOOSE STONE ON NE SIDE OF FIELD HOPPER RAMP AND HURT KNEE.GOING DOWN TO CATCH PIECE OF MUD THAT SLIPPED THRU HOPPER GATES.

1983 · 1 incident

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