Mining Incidents

Arden Shell Trucking: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Arden Shell Trucking · Surface
Controlled by Arden Shell
Vanderbilt, Gladwin County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2002831

Arden Shell Trucking has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $180 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,028
proposed penalties
$1,848
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $180 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
45
inspections on record
375
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: 375 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Arden Shell Trucking has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $180 outstanding across 1 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
$180
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $120 in penalties contested before the Commission, $120 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-07-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
4.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
4.2%
reasonably likely or greater
41.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.5% low, 87.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$120 proposed, $120 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-02-05.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2007-82M Settlement Lesnick 2007 $120 → $120
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Arden Shell Trucking 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 3
2024 4
2023 3
2022 4
2021 3
2020 4
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 2
2015 3
2014 5
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 4
2009 3
2008 2
2007 4
2006 5
2005 3
2004 2
2003 2
2002 3
2001 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Arden Shell Trucking sits in Gladwin County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Gladwin County, Michigan · Population 25,543
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,576
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 737 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 150 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 927 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 482 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 303 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 126 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 196 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 291 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 149 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 284 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 241 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 204 1 0 4902.0
2021 Q2 441 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 241 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 631 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 368 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 58 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 46 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 151 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 126 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 144 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 159 3 1 18867.9
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 162 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 205 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 211 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 147 1 0 6802.7
2015 Q2 322 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 247 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 297 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 669 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 316 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 235 1 0 4255.3
2013 Q2 267 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 231 3 0 12987.0
2012 Q2 464 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 239 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 375 1 0 2666.7
2011 Q2 221 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 622 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 142 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 242 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 333 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 247 2 0 8097.2
2009 Q2 156 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 56 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 255 1 0 3921.6
2008 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 118 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 142 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 237 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 298 3 0 10067.1
2006 Q3 359 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 782 3 0 3836.3
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 294 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 542 4 0 7380.1
2005 Q2 280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 184 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 174 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 197 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 194 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 134 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 255 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 390 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 356 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 1 0
2001 Q3 100 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.