Mining Incidents

Plano Road Metal/Non-Metal

Washington Court House, Ross County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304395

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
21
significant & substantial
$11,971
proposed penalties
$11,802
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 2,531 3 0 1185.3
2025 Q3 1,977 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,572 2 0 777.6
2025 Q1 1,302 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 909 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,773 5 4 2820.1
2024 Q1 1,467 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,371 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

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

December 14, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Three miners were cleaning up. One was operating a wheel loader and the other two were throwing scrap steel into the bucket to be taken to a dumpster. The loader operator thought one of the other miners signaled operator to lower the bucket. Operator then lowered the bucket onto one of the miners foot.

2010 · 1 incident

February 19, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was exiting plant control tower coming down steps, and slipped on wet step. Miner reported incident on day of occurence, but refused medical attention at time of incident. Miner later (3-3-2010) decided to seek medical attention as left shoulder was irritating him, and upon visit to physician, was issued prescription pain meds.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

October 20, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was closing lid on VSI crusher got his finger pinched when lid closed.

2002 · 1 incident

June 28, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE'S EYE FELT IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE. FLUSHED WITH WATER HIMSELF. STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN EYE. WENT TO ER AT FAYETTE CO MEMORIAL HOSP. DR FOUND SMALL PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE. REMOV ED AND FLUSHED OUT EYE.