Mining Incidents

Top Grade_Chieftain 1400 Metal/Non-Metal

Hamilton, Allegan County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2002523

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
91
citations
21
significant & substantial
$9,713
proposed penalties
$9,713
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 585 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 675 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 670 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 589 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 306 4 0 13071.9
2024 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 460 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 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

19 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 9, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

EE states, "Getting down off sand screw wind blow the ladder and I fell to the ground and hit elbow and shoulder."

2011 · 1 incident

May 23, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured employee and two other employees were lifting a 5 foot by 5 foot by 1/4 inch thick piece of steel (approx 275 lb) onto a truck. Injured employee felt something strained in his shoulder. Doctor diagnosed a rotator cuff tear on June 7.

2010 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2010 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states, "I slipped going down the stairway." He is on work restrictions: No lifting greater than 35 lbs, limited work which involves kneeling, limited work which involves squatting.

July 21, 2010 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee has been operating a front end loader in the pit between 8 and 10 hours, 5 days a week. On July 21 he said he had a sore back and needed to see a doctor.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to drive out a drive chain link pin. The pin shattered and a piece of it cut the top of his right hand - seven stitches.

April 18, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

4/18/08, EE states, he was welding a leaned forward and hit his head on a spray bar, jamming his neck. 5/9/08 EE requested to see a physician because his neck was still sore. Physicaian returned EE to work with no restrictions and with a referral for physical therapy.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 11, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was doing maintenance on screen tower. Quoting EE's accident report: Putting tools in work box, on plant, had hand on edge of box, reached for a tool and the lid closed on hand (wind).

July 12, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing 1'x 4' urethane screen panels, pounding them in place with a hand sledge hammer. He struck himself in the hand with a mis-directed blow.

2006 · 1 incident

August 15, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states: Twisted right ankle walking on catwalk". Catwalk was clean & empty.

2005 · 1 incident

May 25, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a flat rock from the head box over the screen. As he rolled it to the edge of the screen it shifted to one side and pinched his hand between the rock and the frame of the screen. Impairment: lifting with right hand limited to 2 lb.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING A JACK AND BLOCKS TO RAISE A SAND STACKER, EE'S SHOULDER BECAME SORE. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT GET BETTER AFTER USING IT, BUT IT KEPT HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT CHECKED. EE WAS OFF 1 DAY AND RETURNED WITH RESTRICTIONS OF LEFT-HANDED-WORK-ONLY UNTIL HE HAS AN MRI.

January 7, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE SKID STEER HE WAS RUNNING - HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL AGAINST THE TIRE HURTING HIS NECK.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 5, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STANDING OR WALKING ABOUT 20' FROM DRIVE OVER HOPPER, A HAUL TRUCK PULLING ONTO HOPPER DROVE OVER A ROCK SHOOTING IT FROM UNDER TIRE HITTING EE'S LEG (R) BREAKING IT.

April 24, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING UNDER A 88-B DRAGLINE CRANE, HELPING TO LOOSEN SOME BOLTS, THE WRENCH BROKE. HE STUMBLED BACK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A BAD FRACTURE.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 2, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CALLED TO SAY HE IS HAVING STRANGE FEELINGS IN WRIST. 10-21-02 HAD NERVE CHECK POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL. SAW HAND SURGEON IN JANUARY HAD SURGERY 2/21/03. WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS 2-24-03.

May 24, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 5' WHILE REPLACING A CONVEYOR BELT. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT LANDING ON GROUND.

2001 · 3 incidents

June 8, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE CLEANING EQ WITH AN AIR HOSE SOME DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

May 17, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE WORKING ON A WELDER, HE FELT HE REINJURED HIS BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER SO HE SAW HIS DOC WHO SENT HIM TO A SPECIALIST. WENT TO DOC 5-24-01. OFF WORK UNTIL NEXT APPO INTMENT 6-4-01.

March 14, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Rapids Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON SOME CATWALK & CONVEYOR, MUST HAVE TWISTED OR LIFTED WRONG. SEEMED OK UNTIL NEXT MORNING. CALL IN AND REPORTED SORE LOWER BACK.