Mining Incidents

4th Street Metal/Non-Metal

Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002823

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
53
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,798
proposed penalties
$5,798
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 5,505 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,857 2 1 341.5
2025 Q2 4,963 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,857 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,003 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,047 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,044 1 0 198.3
2024 Q1 5,384 1 0 185.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2020 · 1 incident

November 25, 2020 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the site trailer signing paperwork. EE stood up to walk and the right knee started hurting. EE tried stretching it to see if that would help. When EE started walking, EE heard a loud pop sound. EE immediately felt intense pain in the knee.

2019 · 1 incident

August 19, 2019 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a pump through mud and slime, and EE slipped. EE had no initial pain. About 3 hours later, EE felt pain in the left knee, couldn't walk on it. EE saw a doctor the next day. EE was put on crutches and was sent for x-rays. EE was referred to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation.

2018 · 1 incident

August 10, 2018 MI · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding the heads off screws holding conduit clamps, to install new clamps. Something got into the right eye while employee was grinding. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

2017 · 1 incident

May 8, 2017 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was using a fence post driver to pound a fence post into the ground. EE lifted the post driver too high, and it came off the fence post. The driver went above EE's head, and EE lost EE's balance. EE fell down and the driver hit EE in the head. It took a little skin off EE's head, and EE was diagnosed as having a concussion when EE went to the ER.

2014 · 1 incident

July 21, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a cordless grinder to cut bolts. A piece of metal dust got into his left eye. He was wearing safety glasses. They washed it out with eye wash at the pit and the employee returned to work. The next morning, his eye was still irritated. He went to the eye doctor, who removed the object.

2013 · 1 incident

August 14, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee's boot got hung up on step of a loader. He slipped and fell back, and cut his right arm on a corner of the blade. He went to the doctor, where he was examined, and he received 3 stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

June 13, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing equipment using a grinding wheel, when it slipped and cut his arm. He had 8 stitches put in.

2006 · 1 incident

October 10, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was repairing a crusher. He was lifting a crusher nut with another employee when he lost his footing, causing the nut to smash 2 of his fingers on the main shaft.

2002 · 1 incident

May 14, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Balkema Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT MATERIAL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, AND THE EE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG, REQUIRING STITCHES.