Mining Incidents

Caris Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Montcalm Aggregates · Surface
Controlled by Neil Zalud
Vestaberg, Montcalm County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003377

Caris Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
14
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,516
proposed penalties
$1,516
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
28
inspections on record
283
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 283 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Caris Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-02-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 340 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 340 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 170 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 405 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 210 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 365 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 380 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 200 1 0 5000.0
2022 Q4 365 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 266 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 445 1 1 2247.2
2021 Q3 470 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 419 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 390 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 439 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 370 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 475 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 390 1 0 2564.1
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 585 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 272 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 315 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 201 1 0 4975.1
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q2 253 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 83 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 233 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 489 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 316 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 276 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 90 3 0 33333.3
2013 Q2 194 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 177 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 178 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 494 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 253 2 0 7905.1
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 223 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 238 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 135 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 447 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 246 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 468 2 0 4273.5
2009 Q3 435 1 0 2298.9
2009 Q2 133 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 393 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,353 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 815 1 0 1227.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 380 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 198 1 0 5050.5
2007 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 21, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montcalm Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee put finger in hole while lifting conveyor with chain. ***Employee had to have surgery to take off the end of the bone and close the skin over it.*** (additional narrative from amended RTW)

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