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Nonmetal mineral mines in Ohio: 27 open mines
MSHA lists 27 open nonmetal mineral mines in Ohio, run by 23 operators and employing 504 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,008 citations and orders there with $330,256 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 40 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are DTS Sands LLC; Cimbar Resources; Bowerston Shale Company. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 27
- Operators
- 23
- Employees
- 504
- Active
- 15
- Temporarily Idled
- 8
- Intermittent
- 3
- NonProducing
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,008
- Significant and substantial
- 180 (17.9%)
- Closure orders
- 16
- High negligence or reckless
- 59
- Proposed penalties
- $330,256
- Amount paid so far
- $229,085
- Inspections
- 347
- Inspector hours on site
- 5,992
- Citations per inspection
- 2.90 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 172
- Injury and illness cases
- 40
- Fatalities
- 1
- 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.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTS Sands LLC | 2 | 11 | 154 | $59,950 | 2 |
| Cimbar Resources | 2 | 52 | 48 | $14,143 | 1 |
| Bowerston Shale Company | 2 | 7 | 4 | $578 | 0 |
| L & M Mineral Company | 2 | 6 | 4 | $586 | 0 |
| Cargill Inc | 1 | 203 | 305 | $51,526 | 23 |
| Morton Salt Inc | 1 | 109 | 132 | $23,103 | 3 |
| Great Sand LLC | 1 | 23 | 96 | $60,328 | 6 |
| Csi Sands NE LTD. | 1 | 3 | 85 | $64,142 | 1 |
| Select Materials | 1 | 5 | 55 | $28,834 | 0 |
| Lower Springs Quarry LLC | 1 | 3 | 27 | $8,231 | 0 |
| Best Sand Corporation | 1 | 37 | 24 | $3,924 | 2 |
| The Belden Brick Company | 1 | 27 | 19 | $6,644 | 2 |
| General Shale Brick, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 16 | $2,248 | 0 |
| Cumberland Limestone LLC | 1 | 0 | 9 | $1,541 | 0 |
| National Lime & Stone Co. | 1 | 4 | 8 | $1,461 | 0 |
| Kimble Company | 1 | 6 | 4 | $604 | 0 |
| S & S Aggregate | 1 | 0 | 4 | $542 | 0 |
| Logan Clay Products Company | 1 | 0 | 3 | $437 | 0 |
| Glen-Gery Corporation | 1 | 1 | 1 | $143 | 0 |
| Valley Clay Mining Co. | 1 | 0 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Denny Farm Excavation LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| S&J Excavating | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Ohio
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Inc | 1 | 203 | 305 | $51,526 | 23 |
| DTS Sands LLC | 2 | 11 | 154 | $59,950 | 2 |
| Morton Salt Inc | 1 | 109 | 132 | $23,103 | 3 |
| Great Sand LLC | 1 | 23 | 96 | $60,328 | 6 |
| Csi Sands NE LTD. | 1 | 3 | 85 | $64,142 | 1 |
| Select Materials | 1 | 5 | 55 | $28,834 | 0 |
| Cimbar Resources | 2 | 52 | 48 | $14,143 | 1 |
| Lower Springs Quarry LLC | 1 | 3 | 27 | $8,231 | 0 |
| Best Sand Corporation | 1 | 37 | 24 | $3,924 | 2 |
| The Belden Brick Company | 1 | 27 | 19 | $6,644 | 2 |
| General Shale Brick, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 16 | $2,248 | 0 |
| Cumberland Limestone LLC | 1 | 0 | 9 | $1,541 | 0 |
| National Lime & Stone Co. | 1 | 4 | 8 | $1,461 | 0 |
| Bowerston Shale Company | 2 | 7 | 4 | $578 | 0 |
| L & M Mineral Company | 2 | 6 | 4 | $586 | 0 |
| Kimble Company | 1 | 6 | 4 | $604 | 0 |
| S & S Aggregate | 1 | 0 | 4 | $542 | 0 |
| Logan Clay Products Company | 1 | 0 | 3 | $437 | 0 |
| Glen-Gery Corporation | 1 | 1 | 1 | $143 | 0 |
| Valley Clay Mining Co. | 1 | 0 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Denny Farm Excavation LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| S&J Excavating | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Deicing Solutions-Cleveland Mn | Cargill Inc | Cuyahoga County, OH | Salt | 203 | 305 |
| Morton Salt Fairport Mine | Morton Salt Inc | Lake County, OH | Salt | 109 | 132 |
| DTS Sands- Bag Plant | DTS Sands LLC | Jackson County, OH | Sand, industrial | 6 | 114 |
| Thompson Mine | Great Sand LLC | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 23 | 96 |
| Dock #1 Whiskey Island | Csi Sands NE LTD. | Cuyahoga County, OH | Ground silica | 3 | 85 |
| Select Materials-Millwood Operation | Select Materials | Knox County, OH | Sand, industrial | 5 | 55 |
| DTS Sands, Beaver Mine | DTS Sands LLC | Pike County, OH | Ground silica | 5 | 40 |
| Wellsville Facility | Cimbar Resources | Columbiana County, OH | Barite barium ore | 44 | 35 |
| Lower Springs Quarry LLC | Lower Springs Quarry LLC | Tuscarawas County, OH | Sand, industrial | 3 | 27 |
| Best Sand, Chardon | Best Sand Corporation | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 37 | 24 |
| Sugarcreek Operations | The Belden Brick Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 27 | 19 |
| Shale Pit 002 | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Columbiana County, OH | Common shale | 2 | 16 |
| Marietta Plant | Cimbar Resources | Washington County, OH | Barite barium ore | 8 | 13 |
| Saltillo Clay | Cumberland Limestone LLC | Perry County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 0 | 9 |
| Upper Sandusky | National Lime & Stone Co. | Wyandot County, OH | Sand, industrial | 4 | 8 |
| L&M Permit- Barr Farm | Kimble Company | Stark County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 6 | 4 |
| Romig & Luikart L & M Mineral CO. | L & M Mineral Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Fire clay | 3 | 4 |
| S&S Aggregate Portable Plant 3 | S & S Aggregate | Hocking County, OH | Sand, industrial | 0 | 4 |
| Web Summit | Logan Clay Products Company | Perry County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 0 | 3 |
| Hanover Shale Pits | Bowerston Shale Company | Licking County, OH | Common shale | 4 | 2 |
| Bowerston | Bowerston Shale Company | Harrison County, OH | Common shale | 3 | 2 |
| Iberia Quarry | Glen-Gery Corporation | Marion County, OH | Common shale | 1 | 1 |
| Valley Clay Mining Co. | Valley Clay Mining Co. | Muskingum County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 0 | 1 |
| Im-006 | L & M Mineral Company | Tuscarawas County, OH | Common shale | 3 | 0 |
| S&jjxt 1 | S&J Excavating | Morrow County, OH | Common shale | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Mine | Denny Farm Excavation LLC | Perry County, OH | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 0 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Common shale | 6 | 22.2% |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 6 | 22.2% |
| Sand, industrial | 5 | 18.5% |
| Ground silica | 4 | 14.8% |
| Salt | 2 | 7.4% |
| Barite barium ore | 2 | 7.4% |
| Common clays | 1 | 3.7% |
| Fire clay | 1 | 3.7% |
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 | 158 | 31 | $69,184 | 9 |
| 2023 | 162 | 30 | $61,162 | 10 |
| 2024 | 166 | 22 | $39,542 | 9 |
| 2025 | 277 | 54 | $117,517 | 10 |
| 2026 | 245 | 43 | $42,851 | 2 |
Standards cited most at nonmetal mineral 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 | 40 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 38 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 34 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 33 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 29 |
| 30 CFR 57.4201 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 28 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 57.3200 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 57.14112 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 57.12018 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
Injury and illness cases at nonmetal mineral mines in Ohio
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 26 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 13 |
What the accident reports at nonmetal mineral mines in Ohio describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hoisting | 122 |
| Handling of materials | 13 |
| Slip or fall of person | 8 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 5 |
| Machinery | 5 |
| Powered haulage | 4 |
| Fire | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Inundation | 2 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at nonmetal mineral mines in Ohio
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 122 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 6 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Load-haul-dump | 2 |
| Machine | 2 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Packaging machine | 1 |
| Conveyor | 1 |
| Rock or roof bolting machine | 1 |
| Rock drill | 1 |
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.