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Wayne Limestone Quarry & Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by E E Mullet Family
Wayne County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300085

Wayne Limestone Quarry & Plant has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Holmes Limestone Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 11
1991 20
1990 21
1989 27
1988 20
1987 21
1986 19
1985 21
1984 21
1983 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wayne Limestone Quarry & Plant sits in Wayne County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Wayne County, Ohio · Population 116,618
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$71,769
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 10, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holmes Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME AS HANDLING IN OIL BARRELL WHEN IT SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS THUMB

1991 · 1 incident

April 25, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holmes Limestone Company · Fall from machine

WAS DRIVING PIT TRUCK. STEPPED THE TRUCK TO CHECK ON NOISE. WAS WALKING ACROSS FENDER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL 8 FEET TO GROUND. INJURED RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER.

1988 · 1 incident

December 21, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holmes Limestone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS DOING BRAKE REPAIR WORK ON POWER SHOVEL. HE LIFTED BRAKE DRUM INTO POSITION HEAVY WRIGHT CAUSED HERNIA.