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Michels Corporation controller

MSHA controller ID: M00651

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
124
Mines on record
20
Years on record
1983–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
659
citations
119
significant & substantial
$146,978
proposed penalties
$126,606
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,372 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
704
inspections on record
9,091
inspection hours
7.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
659 citations across 9,091 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$147K
proposed penalties
$127K
current assessed
$127K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
647 assessments are final orders; 55 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-09-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
6
2020
5
2019
2
2017
5
2016
3
2015
4
2014
5
2011
4
2010
5
2009
2
2008
2
2007
6
2006
2
2005
2 (1f)
2004
1
2003
9
2002
10
2001
13 (1f)
2000
1
1999
8
1998
5
1997
1
1996
3
1995
3
1994
1
1993
4
1991
3
1990
2
1989
2
1988
1
1986
2
1985
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
May 23, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

(MSHA Report of Investigation: Loading a steel plate (5' wide x 10' long x 3/4" thick; approx. 1,500 lbs.) onto flatbed truck using chain attached to front-end loader. The victim was on bed of the truck steadying & guiding plate onto the truck when the hook (no safety latch) became detached from the plate, and the victim & plate fell to the ground. Plate crushed victim.)

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