Mining Incidents

TAWAS QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by NG Operations LLC
NATIONAL CITY, Iosco County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2000375

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
11
significant & substantial
$55,265
proposed penalties
$14,667
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 13,909 2 1 143.8
2025 Q3 13,802 1 0 72.5
2025 Q2 13,915 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,320 1 0 75.1
2024 Q4 12,839 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,828 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,227 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,954 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

December 9, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Gold Bond Building Products, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Haul truck bottomed out while driving on bumpy roadway.

2009 · 1 incident

December 1, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
New NGC Incorporated · Contact with cold

Employee jumped into water to assist another employee.

2007 · 1 incident

July 9, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE reported on 7/9/07 that his right hand/fingers were going numb. He states it's from operating the front end loader. He indicated it started on 6/1/07. He did not report it until 7/9/07. Dr. issued him a wrist splint. He was allowed to go back to work immediately with no restrictions or lost work time. He has a follow-up appointment on 7/20/07.

2004 · 1 incident

December 27, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of his vehicle in the parking lot. As he placed his right foot on the ground, it slipped out from under him. He caught the door of his vehicle preventing a fall, but felt a pain in his back. The parking lot was covered with hard-packed snow.

2001 · 4 incidents

November 7, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED HIS WRISTS WERE HURTING & HE WAS HAVING NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS & LOWER ARMS. I WAS INFORMED ON 1/9/02 THAT HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOST TIME IN THE FUTURE.

July 2, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Fall from machine

THE OPERATOR DESCENDED FROM THE CAB OF A 769C HAUL TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE STEPPED ON A FAULTY STEP AND FELL, WHILE HOLDING THE LADDER WITH HIS HANDS, TO THE GROUND. THE INCIDENT RESUL TED INA STRAINED KNEE.

February 22, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK IN THE QUARRY HE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 21, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK HE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK.

December 19, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK IN A STRIPPING OPERATION, APPLIED BRAKES, CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD SEAT IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CAUSING FACE TO HIT STEERING WHEEL.