Mining Incidents

Ludington Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Francesanna Sargent
Ludington, Mason County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2001063

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2013–2018
Latest incident
Jan 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
64
citations
10
significant & substantial
$8,783
proposed penalties
$8,783
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 859 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 621 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,303 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,221 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 965 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

4 on file

2018 · 1 incident

January 30, 2018 MI · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Sargent Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Loader operator noticed smoke coming from under feed hopper. Contacted plant operator. Plant operator called 911. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher. Unsuccessful. Loader operator saw fire going up incline. Went to top of tower to extinguish with extinguisher. Unsuccessful and retreated to safe location.

2016 · 1 incident

December 20, 2016 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sargent Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was lifting up on a crank on the back of a trailer. The gear was stripped in a spot causing EE to fall forward and straining back.

2014 · 1 incident

July 23, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sargent Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

The bucket on the loader caught the ground stopping the loader and throwing the employee into the windshield.

2013 · 1 incident

July 24, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sargent Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The crew was unrolling cable from a spool. The employee was still holding on to the cable when the spool moved backwards. The employee did not report any issue until 8/2/2013 when he claimed the cable jerked him and complained of a strain in his lower back. Employee was sent to the doctor on 8/2/2013 and the doctor recommened physical therapy, which was completed on 10/10/2013.