Mining Incidents

Wooster Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Olen Corporation
Wooster, Wayne County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301609

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
14
significant & substantial
$15,954
proposed penalties
$14,053
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 4,188 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,889 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,225 2 1 473.4
2025 Q1 1,716 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,553 5 2 1958.5
2024 Q3 628 2 0 3184.7
2024 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 609 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

10 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 23, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Olen Corporation · Struck against stationary object

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.

2008 · 1 incident

July 17, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
The Olen Corporation · Struck by flying object

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

April 19, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Wooster Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operating clam shell dredge bucket when rock came out and broke the windshield. Glass and the rock hit his right cheek.

2005 · 1 incident

February 16, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wooster Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driving in a pipe, the hammer came down and hit his hand.

2003 · 1 incident

September 15, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prairie Lane Corp · Fall down stairs

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

June 4, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prairie Lane Corp · Fall onto or against objects

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

December 11, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Prairie Lane Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

June 18, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Lane Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

October 19, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY
Prairie Lane Corp · Struck by flying object

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.

March 1, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Lane Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.