Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
· Drowning
The employee was performing work activities on a sand dredge to free a clam shell bucket from material in a lake when the dredge capsized.
Dry Fork Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Heidelberg Materials AG
Cleves,
Hamilton County,
OH
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304460
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2021
- Latest incident
- Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
10
significant & substantial
$215,912
proposed penalties
$176,912
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 | 4,922 | 3 | 1 | 609.5 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,579 | 1 | 0 | 179.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,570 | 1 | 0 | 389.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,036 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,036 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,048 | 2 | 0 | 1908.4 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)2021 · 1 incident
July 2, 2021
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employees were realigning the tracks on a CAT 235C excavator. As the operator jogged the machine forward, a small piece of metal broke of the sprocket and struck an employee in the right forearm.
2015 · 2 incidents
September 28, 2015
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee walked to haul unit upon start of shift, climbed up steps of truck and sat down in seat to begin preshift inspection. Another employee noticed that employee was in distress, ERP was initiated and employee was eventually taken via ambulance to ER where he was pronounced dead. Causes of death on coroner's report are Coronary Atherosclerosis and Adenocurcinoma of Lung.
July 10, 2015
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
The employee was performing work activities on a sand dredge to free a clam shell bucket from material in a lake when the dredge capsized.
2007 · 1 incident
May 9, 2007
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
James Bunnell Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was ascending stairs when he felt a pain in his back.
2006 · 1 incident
May 31, 2006
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
James Bunnell Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee radioed the plant operator shortly after beginning his shift to complain of chest pains. He was operating a haul truck and was under no stress at the time. He was transported to the hospital by EMS (as directed by the conpany's emergency response plan). Doctors later diagnosed a heart attack. This event was in no way work related.
2004 · 1 incident
March 30, 2004
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James Bunnell Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using an electric overhead hoist to remove bolw bars from a Hazemag crusher when the Jib supporting the hoist broke free and struck him on the leg