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Ward Stone: 119 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Francesville, Pulaski County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1201718

Ward Stone has $58K 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
12
Years on record
1994–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
119
citations
25
significant & substantial
$58,288
proposed penalties
$38,225
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,063 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
1,102
inspection hours
10.8
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.
119 citations across 1,102 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ward Stone has $58K 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.
$58K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $34K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.0%
significant & substantial
5.0%
high negligence or reckless
21.0%
reasonably likely or greater
31.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.8% none, 26.1% low, 68.1% moderate, 5.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
24 citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
  • Settled 23 · 96%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 4%
21%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
60%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$34K proposed, $14K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-11-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2023-0067 Settlement Simonton 2023 $25K → $9K
LAKE 2025-0051 Settlement 2025 $8K → $4K
LAKE 2012-501M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $1K → $968
LAKE 2010-321M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $117 → $117
LAKE 2014-0409 Settlement Bulluck 2015 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-07-18
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg11
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz1
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-07-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Skip Dumper, Toploader, Tipple Operator
2021-03-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2021-03-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2017-09-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-09-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-01-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2013-01-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.75 0.20 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-28 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 10 0.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-10-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2010-10-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2010-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-12-08 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.04 10 0.10 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Loader
2004-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Dry Screen Plant Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Ward Stone recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.61 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 14.32 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Ward Stone Inc 1979 to 1999
  2. Hanson Material Service 1999 to 2021
  3. Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 11
2024 12
2023 13
2022 12
2021 13
2020 14
2019 14
2018 13
2017 14
2016 13
2015 13
2014 11
2013 10
2012 11
2011 11
2010 10
2009 10
2008 11
2007 12
2006 15
2005 15
2004 15
2003 13
2002 13
2001 15
2000 19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ward Stone sits in Pulaski County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pulaski County, Indiana · Population 12,441
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,956
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 7,134 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 4,351 1 0 229.8
2025 Q4 5,907 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,086 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,719 2 0 259.1
2025 Q1 4,796 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,663 2 1 300.2
2024 Q3 8,692 10 1 1150.5
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,492 1 0 133.5
2024 Q1 5,502 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,952 3 0 504.0
2023 Q3 7,660 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,207 3 0 365.5
2023 Q1 6,392 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,865 4 1 582.7
2022 Q3 8,205 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,615 4 2 604.7
2022 Q1 2,447 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,690 10 0 2132.2
2021 Q3 8,844 3 1 339.2
2021 Q2 8,926 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,598 10 6 2174.9
2020 Q4 6,771 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,554 3 3 314.0
2020 Q2 9,116 3 1 329.1
2020 Q1 5,863 2 0 341.1
2019 Q4 6,601 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,035 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,224 1 0 108.4
2019 Q1 3,867 2 1 517.2
2018 Q4 8,292 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,286 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,816 1 0 127.9
2018 Q1 4,530 3 2 662.3
2017 Q4 5,930 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,606 2 1 302.8
2017 Q2 8,894 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,890 3 0 435.4
2016 Q4 6,059 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,733 2 0 229.0
2016 Q2 8,754 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,093 3 0 492.4
2015 Q4 6,548 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,896 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,971 2 0 250.9
2015 Q1 4,903 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 7,166 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,331 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,067 1 0 164.8
2014 Q1 2,461 1 0 406.3
2013 Q4 3,382 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,357 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,597 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,648 1 0 274.1
2012 Q4 5,173 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,449 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,336 2 0 272.6
2012 Q1 4,417 7 1 1584.8
2011 Q4 5,588 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,720 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,778 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,687 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,466 1 0 154.7
2010 Q3 6,951 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,335 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,037 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,713 2 1 538.6
2009 Q3 6,579 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,452 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,246 3 0 706.5
2008 Q4 5,387 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,984 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,523 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,312 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,944 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,933 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,060 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,230 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,273 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,265 9 1 971.4
2006 Q2 8,835 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,235 3 1 414.7
2005 Q4 6,197 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,938 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,955 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,192 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,852 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,890 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,015 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,330 1 0 136.4
2003 Q3 7,157 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,099 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,815 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,282 1 1 159.2
2002 Q3 7,091 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,318 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,636 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,351 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,758 1 0 128.9
2001 Q2 8,809 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,324 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,233 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,916 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,995 4 0 266.8
2000 Q1 9,785 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2018 · 3 incidents

December 7, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hanson Material Service · Contact with hot objects or substances

An Operator sustained a burn to left palm while using a cutting torch. Some debris plugged up the torch head while cutting causing the flame to go out. EE assumed the flame was completely out and used EE's left hand (with leather gloves on) to remove the material. Upon clearing the material, the flame re-lit resulting in the injury.

June 6, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Material Service · Struck by falling object

Right foot injury while removing a wedge from a Komatsu Haul Truck 210M

January 15, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Material Service · Struck against a moving object

An equipment operator was in a Cat 980H FEL working at the Aglime stockpile. While at the face of the stockpile working the pile a large chunk of frozen material broke free falling about 15 feet & landed in bucket. The weight of the material caused the loader to tip forward causing operator to be thrown forward in the cab making contact with the door glass and cab support pillar.

2017 · 1 incident

September 30, 2017 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Material Service · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

An Operator strained a muscle in left lower back while pulling on a wrench to remove a bolt securing a hydraulic hose in place on a Front End Loader. The employee reported the incident and denied medical treatment at that time. Later next week ee made the Leadman aware ee had gone to the Chiropractor on own for treatment without informing anyone at the Mine Site.

2009 · 2 incidents

May 27, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Material Service · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Bin Operator experienced back pain while cleaning a screen. The injured miner was in a squatting position cleaning the screen. Then while moving from the squatting position to an upright position he experienced pain in his back.

February 16, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Material Service · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The injured miner was in the process of unlocking and opening the gates to the plant. While walking to swing open one half of the gate he slipped on the ice and snow striking his head and shoulder on the ground.

2008 · 1 incident

April 22, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Material Service · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injured miner was pulling a 6" hose into position for installation on a pump. While pulling on the hose, the miner states he strained his right elbow.

2001 · 1 incident

May 16, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Material Service · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHAINC REMOVING A RIPPER ON DOZER. AS THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE PIN, A PIECE OF THE RIPPER BROKE OFF A STRUCK THE EE IN THE FACE AND CHEST.

2000 · 1 incident

August 31, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Material Service · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE COMPLETING A REPAIR TO THE FEEDER WHEN THE PORTION OF THE FEEDERSLIPPED AND LACERATED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

May 21, 1999 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ENTRAPMENT
Hanson Material Service · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN AROUND THE NUMBER 4 FEEDER THE MATERIAL PILE GAVE WAY AND ENTRAPPED EE. HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED WITH NO WORK RESTRICTIONS FROM PARK VIEW HOSPITAL, FORTWAYNE INDI ANA.

1996 · 1 incident

September 10, 1996 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ward Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS UNDER 30" CONVEYOR SHOVELING. STEEL PLATE FROM JAW CRUSHER WAS LAYING ON THE CONVEYOR. MAN ON BELT LOOKED ON BOTH SIDES OF CONVEYOR AND SAW NO ONE SO HE THREW PLATE OFF BELT. PLATE HIT MAN ON LEFT FOOT AS HE WALKED OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR. RESULTED IN BROKEN FOOT. MAN HAD ON STEEL TOED SHOES.

1994 · 1 incident

June 1, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Ward Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE RIGHTREAR TIRE FROM AN R 22 EUCLID WHEN PRESSURE FROMTHE INSIDE DUAL TIRE FORCED THE OUTER TIRE OFF. THIS TIRE HIT INJURED IN THE FACE CAUSING CUTS TO HIS FOREHEAD & FACE.