Employee was pulling the chain to open the front gate when he was swing his right arm up to get the slack out of the chain his right wrist hit the corner of the office hour sign. This caused a laceration.
Wooster Plant: 59 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Wooster Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1988–2010
- Latest incident
- Sep 2010
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Wooster Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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.- Settled 5 · 36%
- Vacated or withdrawn 9 · 64%
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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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
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.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2011-1003 | Withdrawal | Harner | 2012 | $16K → $4K |
| LAKE 2011-209M | Settlement | Harner | 2012 | $2K → $100 |
| LAKE 2010-851M | Settlement | Andrews | 2011 | $100 → $100 |
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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)
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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: 2025-05-13
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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.- Respirable dust, <.1mg21
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
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| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2025-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2023-09-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2023-09-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2020-10-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2020-10-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2020-10-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2020-10-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-11-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.74 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2017-11-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2017-11-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2017-11-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2015-05-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.41 | 1.48 | 0.28 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2015-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2015-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2015-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2014-10-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2014-10-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2014-10-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2010-11-03 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 0.71 | 0.28 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-11-03 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.19 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2010-11-03 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 0.76 | 0.29 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-11-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2005-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2000-08-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.84 | 0.21 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2000-08-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.56 | Truck Driver |
| 2000-08-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 0.48 | 0.35 | Washer Operator |
| 2000-08-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dragline Operator | ||
| 2000-08-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.85 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Wooster Plant recorded 7.84 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
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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.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 * | 7.84 | 7.84 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 7.54 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 8.36 | 8.36 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 15.37 | 7.68 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 16.09 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Prairie Lane Corp 1950 to 2004
- Wooster Aggregates, LLC 2004 to 2008
- The Olen Corporation 2008 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2000 | 11 |
Wooster Plant sits in Wayne County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 4,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2,903 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 4,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,509 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,225 | 2 | 1 | 473.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,141 | 1 | 0 | 318.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,244 | 2 | 0 | 616.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,102 | 1 | 0 | 322.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,043 | 1 | 0 | 489.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,233 | 1 | 0 | 309.3 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,601 | 1 | 0 | 277.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,976 | 2 | 0 | 503.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,493 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,112 | 1 | 0 | 243.2 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,131 | 2 | 0 | 938.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,826 | 1 | 0 | 353.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,823 | 1 | 0 | 354.2 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,994 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,570 | 2 | 0 | 560.2 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,604 | 1 | 0 | 178.4 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,750 | 3 | 1 | 800.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,651 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 4,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,253 | 1 | 0 | 235.1 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,444 | 1 | 0 | 225.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,465 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 8,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,254 | 1 | 1 | 121.2 |
| 2005 Q2 | 6,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,859 | 1 | 1 | 145.8 |
| 2004 Q2 | 6,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 5,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 6,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 8,217 | 1 | 0 | 121.7 |
| 2003 Q2 | 7,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 6,518 | 1 | 0 | 153.4 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,492 | 4 | 1 | 616.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,311 | 2 | 0 | 463.9 |
| 2001 Q4 | 6,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 7,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,450 | 4 | 0 | 536.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,392 | 8 | 3 | 1821.5 |
Reportable incidents
18 on file2010 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
He was operating the clam dredge. He was adjusting a water hose, when bucket came back up and flung a rock at him. The rock struck him in the L upper arm, causing a laceration.
2006 · 1 incident
Operating clam shell dredge bucket when rock came out and broke the windshield. Glass and the rock hit his right cheek.
2005 · 1 incident
Driving in a pipe, the hammer came down and hit his hand.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO STORAGE TRAILER AT MAIN PLANT. GOING FROM 1ST TO THE 2ND STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF 1ST STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM & HAND RESULTI NG INJURY A STRESS FRACTURE OF THE BONE BETWEEN INDEX KNUCKLE AND THUMB OF RIGHT HAND. DR PLACED A REMOVABLE SPLINT ON RIGHT HAND.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS INSPECTING THE RADIAL STACKER THAT HAD BEEN LOWERED TO THE GROUND STANDING ON THE UPPERSUPPORT LEG OF THE STACKER EE JUMPED OFF LANDINGON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST OVER BREAKING THE SMALL BONE IN HIS LOWER RT. LEG. APPROX. A 4' JUMP.
2001 · 2 incidents
EE WAS HOISTING A GEAR ON A CRUSHER BEING REBUILT IN OUR SHOP. THE GEAR SHIFTED OFF THE CHAIN USED FOR LIFTING, PINCHING HIS WRIST BETWEEN GEAR AND SHOP FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STORING SCREENS IN STORAGE TRAILER AT MAIN PLANT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A SMALL PALLET THAT SCREENS WERE BANDED TO FOR SHIPPING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE PALLET WAS BANDED TO ANOTHER PALLET FULL OF SCREENS UPON TRYING TOLIFT PALLET HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON PROCESSING PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SLAG BECAME LODGED ON RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE REMOVED THE SLAG AND CONTINUED TO WORK. THE EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED PROMPTING THE EMPLOYEE TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP IN COMPLETE REMOVAL OF SLAG. TWO FORMS OF EYE PROTECTION WAS WORN.
OPERATOR WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC BEND A PIECE OF ROUND BAR USED TO MAKE A CABLE GUARD FOR THE DRAGLINE BOOM. A FLAKE OF RUST CAME OFF ROUND BAR LODGING IN OPERATOR'S LEFT EYE.
1995 · 1 incident
NEW DRIVER WILLIFULLY DROVE THE EMPTY EUCLID UNIT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH IN HIS OWN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE UNIT AROUND. WHEN THE FRONT TIRE JAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DITCH, IT JERKED THE STE ERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HANDS, AUSING HIS INJURY. DRIVER WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL INCORRECTLY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
1994 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL, WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS IN HORSEPLLAY WITH ANOTHER PERSON,OVER ANND OPEN ACCESS HOLE ON TRUCK SCALE PLATEFORM BEING SERVICED. THE FALL REPORTEDLY RESTULED IN A HAIR LINE FRACTURE OF HIS TAILBONE.
1993 · 1 incident
LIFTED A PLANATARY OFF A B 30 EUCLID DISPLACED LUMBAR & SPRAINED LUMBAR
1992 · 1 incident
WORKING ON A NORTHWEST DRAGLINE AND GREASE FLEW OFF AN AIR WRENCH W/SOCKET AND WENT INTO MY RIGHT EYE.SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORADGE.
1990 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT OFF A BOLT FROM A STEEL PLATE AND CAUGHT HIS PANT LEG ON FIRE. USING HIS HAND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HE RECEIVED A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HIS LEFT HAND 5TH DIGIT FIN GER.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPLS STARTED TO STED DOWN OFF A NORTHWEST DRAGLINE TRACK AND HIS L FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF THE RIB BACKWARDS WITH HIS L LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN A BAR AND THE TRACK
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPL GRINDING OFF PATCH TO BE WELDED ON CHUTE & PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF & WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB STEPS OUT OF GRAVEL BIN TOSSED A SHOVEL OUT WHICH RE-ENTERED BIN THROUGH ANOTHER OPENING & STGRUCK HEAD OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STILL DOWN BELOW IN THE BIN