Mining Incidents

Shelly Material Inc. Ostrander Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Ostrander, Union County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3300168

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Feb 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
16
significant & substantial
$19,926
proposed penalties
$19,626
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 16,875 3 0 177.8
2025 Q3 16,961 3 0 176.9
2025 Q2 3,005 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,402 2 0 175.4
2024 Q4 10,795 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,129 3 0 228.5
2024 Q2 3,482 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,837 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2022 · 1 incident

February 16, 2022 OH · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

A miner fell from a height of approximately 9' from a fixed conveyor catwalk while clearing a tail guard. The miner had no fall protection while using a pry bar measuring 70" and 17 lbs while standing on a fiberglass ladder and the fixed mid-rail. The miner was taken to the ER and received 8 staples to a laceration on EE's head, was given a sling for a strain to EE's shoulder.

2017 · 1 incident

February 17, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

The 2 employees were attempting to reposition the blow bars in the horizonal crusher, while moving the blow bars it moved and struck the employees little finger on the left hand.

2015 · 1 incident

March 12, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Screen rail stuck in discharge chute, struck employee's finger when it came loose.

2013 · 1 incident

June 6, 2013 OH · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Approx. 10:30am local authorities discovered a man committed suicide by jumping from a public bridge which landed approx. 90ft below in our open pit mining site. MSHA was notified immediately upon discovering the body and an inspector was on our site within a couple hours to conduct a thorough investigation which resulted in no changeability. The police report # is 13-0373.

2008 · 1 incident

June 13, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee states while watering roadways, he hit unseen water filled pothole. This caused his back sprain/injury.

2007 · 1 incident

February 26, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning out the #7 bin on the secondary plant. The inspection door had been removed and a water hose was being used to spray out material. Employee's left hand was resting on the mounting frame of the door, when material broke free striking his hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 15, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was preparing to cleaning spilled material under 304 conveyor tail pulley with water hose. When he turn on the water hose, water presure caused him to lose his balance and fall backwards against the steps leading to the screen tower and then to the ground landing on his right hand.

February 27, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reinstalling a lid on a horizonal crusher after repairs. Employee was hitting the lid with a hammer to align the bolt holes, employee missed the edge of the lid with the hammer, swung back where his other hand was resting, striking the little finger of his left hand.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After employee finished his preshift plant inspection, employee went to the port-a-john. After exiting, employee walked 4-5 feet and tripped over a rock, and landed on his right knee, causing the dislocation.

September 16, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing toggle plate in jaw crusher, releasing come-along to reseat toggle plate. Employee had his hand on chain of come-along when toggle plate popped up, tightening chain and pinching finger between chain and jaw crusher, causing a laceration on left middle finger.

2004 · 1 incident

May 24, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
Shelly Materials Inc · Contact with electrical current

The person injured was firing a blast, when the connecting wire used to hook in the shot was caught by the wind and hurled into high tension power lines, resulting in electric shock.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 4, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING TO STEEL RACK, STEPPED OVER 2' WALL, RT. LEG FIRST THEN HIS LEFT LEG, WHEN THE WEIGHT WAS PUT ON HIS LEFT LEG EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 19, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER LOCKING OUT CONVEYOR BELT, EE BEGAN CLEANING SNOW FROM THE RETURN SIDE OF BELT WITH A SHOVEL. EE STATES THAT SHOVEL GOT TANGLED IN CONVEYOR FRAME. WHILE TRYING TO FREE IT, EE LOST HIS BA LANCE, STEPPED BACK ONE STEP AND FELL OFF OF CATWALK.

January 6, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK & STEPPED INTO SNOW COVERED RUT CAUSING RIGHT ANKLE TO GIVE OUT.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GREASING A ROCK TRUCK. HE CLIMBED INTO THE CAB TO GET A TUBE OF GREASE. WHEN HE BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB HE MISTAKENLY GRABBED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ISNTEAD OF THE GRAB HANDL E LOCATED BELOW THE WIPER ARM. THE WIPER ARM PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE, HE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN THE TRUCK'S LADDER LANDING FORCEFULLY ON HIS FEET.

January 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelly Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BLOCKING THE LIME & SCREENING BIN DOORS OPEN WITH 4"X8"X16" WOOD BLOCKS TO PREVENT THE DOORS FROM BECOMING FROZEN SHUT OVER THE WEEKENDHE PLACED 1 BLOCK IN THE #8 BIN DOOR & ANOTHER E E CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE BLOCK. HE THEN PLACED 1 BLOCK IN THE #7 BIN DOOR, AND THE OTHER EE CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE BLOCK. WHEN THE #7 BIN DOOR CAME SHUT IT PUSHED THE BLOCK TOWARD THE BLOC

2000 · 1 incident

August 29, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER DOING REPAIRS'S TO KILMAN SCREEN, EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FOOT SLIPPED OFF RAILING, LANDING ON THE SIDE OF LEFT ANKLE, (FULL WEIGHT).