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Michigan Gypsum Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Michigan Gypsum Company · Surface

Controlled by Thomas D Webber

Whittemore, Iosco County, MI · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2000379

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2000–2014
Latest incident: Mar 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,938

proposed penalties

$3,938

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1	0
2015 Q4	0
2015 Q3	0
2015 Q2	0
2015 Q1	240	0.0
2014 Q4	1,542	0.0
2014 Q3	1,953	0.0
2014 Q2	2,045	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

7 on file

2014 · 1 incident

March 27, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Michigan Gypsum Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK TO REMOVE A GUARD AND TAIL PULLEY THAT WAS FROZEN IN THE MUD. HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE HOPPER BUT CONTINUED PICKING ON THE GUARD. HE THEN HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE GUARD. IT WAS BLEEDING SO HE WRAPPED IT IN A PAPER TOWEL. HE CAME IN AND PUT A BAND AID ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS BLEEDING. HE THEN WENT TO LUNCH AND RETURNED TO WORK AFTER LUNCH.

2010 · 1 incident

July 1, 2010 MI · Metal/Non-Metal electrician helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Gypsum Company · Struck by falling object

Electrican tighting up the guywire for overhead electric line and the guy wire insulator snap into, two parts and one part fell onto EE's lower left arm and cut the skin and left a deep cut.

2008 · 1 incident

May 6, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Gypsum Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was pulling a rock out that was wedged between the primary crusher frame and some grease lines. When he dislodged the rock, it fell and pinched the little finger of his left hand against a steel cross member.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 28, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Michigan Gypsum Company · Rubbed or abraded

Right shoulder had been rubbing on seat in 2004 Cat 980G Loader. Employee reported on 11/28/07 that shoulder was swollen & sore and felt like a pinched nerve. Employee was sent to Occupational Health appointment on 11/29/07. Returned to work with restriction not to lift above shoulder. Was told to contact family Dr on high blood pressure.

September 21, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Gypsum Company · Struck against stationary object

EE was jacking & cribbing the Cat 990 Loader to remove the rear end. Sliding wooden blocks under the loader he ran a splinted in palm of hand. He pulled exposed splinter out & continued to work the rest of the day(Friday). He came back Monday & his hand was swollen. He reported the accident & asked to go to a doctor to see if some of the splinter was still in the hand.

2005 · 1 incident

July 2, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Michigan Gypsum Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WENT TO LOOK AT LINE BELT TO SEE IF REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. HE JUMPED OFF THE BELT ONTO THE GROUND. HIS KNEE HURT SOME AT THAT TIME. IT DIDN'T FEEL BAD UNTIL TUES. 7/5/05, WHEN IT STARTED TO SWELL. HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLED & HE COULD NOT HARDLY WALK ON IT.

2000 · 1 incident

December 12, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Michigan Gypsum Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN SNOW FROM PRIMARY FINES BINHE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK CLEANING SNOW FROM INSIDE THE BIN. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL & WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE CATWALK ABOVE & THE BELT CAUSING IT TO SHOOT OUT & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH DAMAGE & LOOSEN FRONT TEETH