Mines in Ohio: 320 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 320 open mines in Ohio, run by 178 operators and employing 3,520 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 7,347 citations and orders there with $2,755,370 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 321 injury or illness cases, 3 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are National Lime & Stone Co.; Shelly Materials Inc; Melvin Stone Company Llc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 320
- Operators
- 178
- Employees
- 3,520
- Active
- 200
- Intermittent
- 71
- Temporarily Idled
- 31
- NonProducing
- 14
- New Mine
- 4
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 31
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 7,347
- Significant and substantial
- 1,261 (17.2%)
- Closure orders
- 138
- High negligence or reckless
- 425
- Proposed penalties
- $2,755,370
- Amount paid so far
- $2,082,584
- Inspections
- 3,938
- Inspector hours on site
- 54,711
- Citations per inspection
- 1.87 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 500
- Injury and illness cases
- 321
- Fatalities
- 3
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Ohio
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Ohio
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopedale Mine | Leesville Land LLC | Harrison County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 55 | 865 |
| Cargill Deicing Solutions-Cleveland Mn | Cargill Inc | Cuyahoga County, OH | Salt | 203 | 305 |
| Amrize Marblehead Aggregates | Amrize Great Lakes Inc. | Ottawa County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 54 | 154 |
| Sandusky Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. | Erie County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 40 | 150 |
| Martin Marietta, Woodville Lime & Stone | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Sandusky County, OH | Lime | 116 | 145 |
| Wagner Quarries | Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. | Erie County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 24 | 139 |
| Morton Salt Fairport Mine | Morton Salt Inc | Lake County, OH | Salt | 109 | 132 |
| Graymont Dolime (OH) Inc. | Graymont Dolime (Oh) Inc | Ottawa County, OH | Lime | 54 | 124 |
| Amrize Paulding Plant | Holcim (US) Incorporated | Paulding County, OH | Cement | 90 | 118 |
| DTS Sands- Bag Plant | DTS Sands LLC | Jackson County, OH | Sand, industrial | 6 | 114 |
| Vail Mine | Rosebud Mining Company | Harrison County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 51 | 113 |
| Fairborn Cement Plant | Fairborn Cement Company | Greene County, OH | Cement | 108 | 108 |
| Carey Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Wyandot County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 110 | 106 |
| Thompson Mine | Great Sand LLC | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 23 | 96 |
| Ohio Asphaltic Limestone Corp | Ohio Asphaltic Limestone Corp | Highland County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 94 |
| Columbus Region Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Delaware County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 30 | 89 |
| Dock #1 Whiskey Island | Csi Sands NE LTD. | Cuyahoga County, OH | Ground silica | 3 | 85 |
| Subtropolis | Subtropolis Mining Co. | Mahoning County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 35 | 84 |
| Wysong Gravel CO, West Alexandria Pit | Wysong Gravel Company | Preble County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 81 |
| Erie Materials Inc. | Erie Materials Inc | Erie County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 77 |
| Batavia Mine | Arch Materials LLC | Clermont County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 58 | 76 |
| Columbus Limestone | Shelly Materials Inc | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 60 | 75 |
| Locust Grove | Elko East LLC | Adams County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 75 |
| Maple Grove Operations | Carmeuse Lime Inc | Seneca County, OH | Lime | 40 | 65 |
| Honey Creek Pit | East Fairfield Coal Co., Limestone Division | Mahoning County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 65 |
| MGQ Inc | MGQ Inc | Seneca County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 22 | 61 |
| Wysong Gravel CO, Camden Pit | Wysong Gravel Company | Preble County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 61 |
| Fultonham Plant | Shelly Materials Inc | Muskingum County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 32 | 58 |
| Select Materials-Millwood Operation | Select Materials | Knox County, OH | Sand, industrial | 5 | 55 |
| Plum Run Stone | Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. | Adams County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 19 | 53 |
| Weber Materials, Ltd | Weber Materials, Ltd | Auglaize County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 51 |
| Stone Ledge Property | Briarhill Sandstone LLC | Coshocton County, OH | Dimension sandstone | 13 | 50 |
| Marble Cliff Quarry | Shelly Materials Inc | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 22 | 49 |
| Kirbys Sand & Gravel | Kirby & Sons Inc | Wyandot County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 47 |
| Reedsville Pit | Shelly Materials Inc | Meigs County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 46 |
| Mechanicsburg Sand & Gravel Inc | Mechanicsburg Sand & Gravel Inc | Champaign County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 45 |
| Nelms Plant | Leesville Land LLC | Harrison County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 7 | 43 |
| Tusky Prep | Rosebud Mining Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 6 | 43 |
| Piqua Materials | Piqua Materials Inc | Miami County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 26 | 42 |
| Stonecreek Mine | Kimble Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 7 | 40 |
| DTS Sands, Beaver Mine | DTS Sands LLC | Pike County, OH | Ground silica | 5 | 40 |
| Grand River Operation | Carmeuse Lime Inc | Lake County, OH | Lime | 35 | 39 |
| Maysville Materials LLC | Maysville Materials LLC | Muskingum County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 39 |
| Cleveland Quarries | Cleveland Stone Companies LLC | Erie County, OH | Dimension sandstone | 19 | 38 |
| Columbus Plant | The Olen Corporation | Franklin County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 35 | 37 |
| United Aggregates Inc. | United Aggregates Inc | Knox County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 37 |
| Kimble Clay, Limestone Quarry and Mill | Kimble Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 36 |
| Cumberland Limestone LLC | Cumberland Limestone LLC | Guernsey County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 36 |
| Wellsville Facility | Cimbar Resources | Columbiana County, OH | Barite barium ore | 44 | 35 |
| Massillon Materials II | Massillon Materials Inc | Stark County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 35 |
| Ccu Bellaire Dock | Ccu Coal and Construction LLC. | Belmont County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 4 | 35 |
| Maumee Quarry | Stoneco Inc | Lucas County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 19 | 33 |
| Oscar Brugmann Sand & Gravel Inc | Oscar Brugmann Sand & Gravel Inc | Portage County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 33 |
| Tiger Sand & Gravel LLC | Tiger Sand & Gravel LLC | Stark County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 33 |
| Milton Materials, LLC | Milton Materials LLC | Miami County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 32 |
| Pleasant Valley Limestone | C E T M Inc | Muskingum County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 32 |
| Humphrey Sand and Gravel LLC | Humphrey Sand and Gravel LLC | Holmes County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 31 |
| Young's Sand & Gravel Inc. | Young's Sand & Gravel Co | Ashland County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 30 |
| Feikert Sand & Gravel Inc | Feikert Sand & Gravel Inc | Holmes County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 30 |
| Ccu Belmont Strip | Ccu Coal and Construction LLC. | Belmont County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 24 | 29 |
| Ccu Tuscarawas Strip | Ccu Coal and Construction LLC. | Tuscarawas County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 8 | 29 |
| Eagle Crushed Stone | Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. | Brown County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 28 | 28 |
| Arms Sand & Gravel | The Arms Trucking Co. | Geauga County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 28 |
| United Aggregates, Inc. | United Aggregates Inc | Knox County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 25 | 27 |
| Soehnlen Brothers Sand & Gravel Inc | Soehnlen Brothers Sand & Gravel Inc | Tuscarawas County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 27 |
| Evans Gravel | Evans Gravel Inc | Hamilton County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 27 |
| Lower Springs Quarry LLC | Lower Springs Quarry LLC | Tuscarawas County, OH | Sand, industrial | 3 | 27 |
| Orange Strip | B & N Coal Inc | Noble County, OH | Coal (bituminous) | 45 | 26 |
| Wylie and Sons | Wylie and Sons Landscaping, LLC | Wood County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 26 |
| Shelly Material Inc. Ostrander | Shelly Materials Inc | Union County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 21 | 25 |
| Best Sand, Chardon | Best Sand Corporation | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 37 | 24 |
| Precision Aggregates III LLC | Precision Aggregates III LLC | Sandusky County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 24 |
| Bucyrus Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Crawford County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 27 | 23 |
| S & S Aggregate Plant #16 | S & S Aggregate | Portage County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 23 |
| Ridge Township Quarry and Mill | Ridge Township Quarry and Mill | Van Wert County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 23 |
| Mckee Materials LLC | Mckee Materials LLC | Athens County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 23 |
| X L Sand and Gravel Co Inc | X L Sand and Gravel Co Inc | Columbiana County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 23 |
| Lakeside Sand & Gravel Inc | Lakeside Sand & Gravel Inc | Portage County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 28 | 22 |
| Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Portage County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 22 |
| Smith-Evergreen No 1 & No 2 | Phoenix Asphalt Company Inc | Carroll County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 22 |
| Oster Sand & Gravel-Massillon Plant | Oster Sand & Gravel | Stark County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 21 |
| Massillon Materials III | Massillon Materials Inc | Tuscarawas County, OH | Sand, common | 6 | 21 |
| Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc | Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc | Highland County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 21 |
| Duff Quarry #1 | Duff Quarry Inc | Logan County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 32 | 20 |
| Sergeants Plant | Melvin Stone Company Llc | Perry County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 13 | 20 |
| Woodville Plant | Area Aggregates LLC | Sandusky County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 20 |
| Sugarcreek Operations | The Belden Brick Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 27 | 19 |
| Lima Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Allen County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 15 | 19 |
| Bluffton Stone Company LLC. | Bluffton Stone Company | Allen County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 19 |
| Rootstown Sand & Gravel | Ray Bertolini Trucking CO. | Portage County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 19 |
| Stoneco, Inc. | Stoneco Inc | Wyandot County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 34 | 18 |
| Main Melvin | Melvin Stone Company Llc | Clinton County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 30 | 18 |
| American Sand & Gravel, Plant #4 | American Sand & Gravel | Stark County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 18 |
| Buckland Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Auglaize County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 18 |
| S & S Aggregate Plant-14 | S & S Aggregate | Richland County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 18 |
| Rupp Construction Inc | Rupp Construction Inc | Wayne County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 18 |
| Toboso Ag LLC | Toboso Ag LLC | Licking County, OH | Sand, common | 3 | 18 |
| Findlay Plant | National Lime & Stone Co. | Hancock County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 18 |
| Upper Sandusky Plant | The Olen Corporation | Wyandot County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 17 |
| Belpre Sand & Gravel | Belpre Sand & Gravel CO. | Washington County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 17 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Tuscarawas County | 17 |
| Hamilton County | 12 |
| Butler County | 11 |
| Stark County | 11 |
| Franklin County | 9 |
| Portage County | 9 |
| Harrison County | 8 |
| Belmont County | 8 |
| Holmes County | 8 |
| Wood County | 7 |
| Muskingum County | 7 |
| Wyandot County | 7 |
| Greene County | 7 |
| Coshocton County | 7 |
| Miami County | 6 |
| Montgomery County | 6 |
| Seneca County | 6 |
| Mahoning County | 6 |
| Pickaway County | 6 |
| Preble County | 5 |
| Columbiana County | 5 |
| Licking County | 5 |
| Knox County | 5 |
| Hocking County | 5 |
| Wayne County | 5 |
| Erie County | 4 |
| Logan County | 4 |
| Lucas County | 4 |
| Ottawa County | 4 |
| Highland County | 4 |
| Union County | 4 |
| Pike County | 4 |
| Jackson County | 4 |
| Meigs County | 4 |
| Washington County | 4 |
| Clark County | 4 |
| Ross County | 4 |
| Perry County | 4 |
| Geauga County | 3 |
| Van Wert County | 3 |
| Paulding County | 3 |
| Sandusky County | 3 |
| Clinton County | 3 |
| Delaware County | 3 |
| Marion County | 3 |
| Hancock County | 3 |
| Lake County | 3 |
| Morrow County | 3 |
| Richland County | 3 |
| Ashland County | 3 |
| Noble County | 3 |
| Athens County | 3 |
| Allen County | 2 |
| Adams County | 2 |
| Guernsey County | 2 |
| Shelby County | 2 |
| Auglaize County | 2 |
| Putnam County | 2 |
| Ashtabula County | 2 |
| Cuyahoga County | 2 |
| Champaign County | 2 |
| Warren County | 2 |
| Scioto County | 2 |
| Brown County | 2 |
| Carroll County | 2 |
| Mercer County | 1 |
| Crawford County | 1 |
| Vinton County | 1 |
| Darke County | 1 |
| Williams County | 1 |
| Madison County | 1 |
| Lorain County | 1 |
| Jefferson County | 1 |
| Clermont County | 1 |
| Defiance County | 1 |
| Hardin County | 1 |
| Monroe County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 141 |
| Stone | 129 |
| Nonmetal | 27 |
| Coal | 20 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 135 | 42.2% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 103 | 32.2% |
| Coal (bituminous) | 20 | 6.2% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 7 | 2.2% |
| Common shale | 6 | 1.9% |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 6 | 1.9% |
| Sand, common | 6 | 1.9% |
| Lime | 5 | 1.6% |
| Dimension limestone | 5 | 1.6% |
| Sand, industrial | 5 | 1.6% |
| Ground silica | 4 | 1.2% |
| Dimension sandstone | 4 | 1.2% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 0.9% |
| Cement | 2 | 0.6% |
| Salt | 2 | 0.6% |
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 | 1,183 | 194 | $329,536 | 63 |
| 2023 | 1,644 | 312 | $762,845 | 63 |
| 2024 | 1,707 | 285 | $658,111 | 77 |
| 2025 | 1,606 | 265 | $736,388 | 79 |
| 2026 | 1,207 | 205 | $268,490 | 39 |
Standards cited most at mines in Ohio
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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 408 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 376 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 366 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 320 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 305 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 212 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 179 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 176 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 173 |
| 30 CFR 75.400 | Underground coal mines, safety | 163 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 157 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 149 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 140 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 136 |
| 30 CFR 75.1731 | Underground coal mines, safety | 126 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Ohio
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 3 |
| Permanent disability | 3 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 209 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 106 |
What the accident reports at mines in Ohio describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hoisting | 124 |
| Handling of materials | 84 |
| Slip or fall of person | 73 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 54 |
| Machinery | 40 |
| Fall of roof or back | 37 |
| Powered haulage | 31 |
| Other | 11 |
| Fire | 10 |
| Electrical | 7 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Ohio
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 128 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 58 |
| Front-end loader | 17 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 13 |
| Crusher | 13 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 8 |
| Shovel | 7 |
| Machine | 6 |
| Conveyor | 6 |
| Welding machine | 5 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. 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.