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Columbus Limestone, Franklin County, Ohio: 75 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Columbus Limestone is an active crushed, broken limestone surface mine in Franklin County, Ohio, operated by Shelly Materials Inc with 60 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 3304657). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 75 citations and orders there with $38,009 in proposed penalties, and 10 accident reports were filed there, with 9 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 3304657
- Status
- Active since October 3, 2011
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken limestone
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Nearest town
- Columbus
- Operator
- Shelly Materials Inc
- Parent company
- CRH PLC
- Employees
- 60
- MSHA field office
- Hebron OH Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 75
- Significant and substantial
- 20 (26.7%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 7
- Proposed penalties
- $38,009
- Amount paid so far
- $32,856
- Inspections
- 34
- Inspector hours on site
- 594
- Citations per inspection
- 2.21 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 10
- Injury and illness cases
- 9
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 31, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 42 ($13,272 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | $3,904 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | $2,680 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | $1,922 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 8 | $24,544 | 4 |
| 2026 | 17 | 3 | $4,959 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Columbus Limestone
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.9315 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.3200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.3401 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14110 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Columbus Limestone
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 5 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 4 |
What the accident reports at Columbus Limestone describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 4 |
| Handling of materials | 3 |
| Powered haulage | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Columbus Limestone
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (powered) | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 2 |
| Pump | 1 |
Other open mines in Franklin County, Ohio
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Cliff Quarry | Shelly Materials Inc | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 22 | 49 |
| Columbus Plant | The Olen Corporation | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 35 | 37 |
| Masons Sand & Gravel Company | Masons Sand & Gravel Company | Franklin County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 5 |
| Southern Portable 1 | Shelly Materials Inc | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 3 |
| Lockbourne | Lockbourne Materials LLC | Franklin County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.