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)
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
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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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
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| 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 file2007 · 1 incident
May 21, 2007
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Montcalm Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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