Mining Incidents

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

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

MSHA record for Wayne Limestone Quarry & Plant (mine ID 3300085). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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.