Mining Incidents

Bechtel Pit Metal/Non-Metal

BROWN CITY, Lapeer County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002675

Bechtel Pit has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
40
citations
2
significant & substantial
$4,540
proposed penalties
$4,540
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
643
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: 643 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bechtel Pit has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-30.
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 4,318 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,185 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,240 1 0 121.4
2025 Q1 8,686 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,388 3 0 357.7
2024 Q3 10,030 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,051 1 0 124.2
2024 Q1 7,315 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,955 1 0 143.8
2023 Q3 8,031 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,092 2 0 247.2
2023 Q1 5,111 1 0 195.7
2022 Q4 7,482 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,587 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,522 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,766 2 0 257.5
2021 Q4 7,486 1 0 133.6
2021 Q3 8,741 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,093 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,964 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,910 2 0 338.4
2020 Q3 7,233 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,203 1 0 121.9
2020 Q1 7,812 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,942 1 0 144.1
2019 Q3 8,941 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,802 3 0 441.0
2019 Q1 5,041 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,228 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,923 1 0 168.8
2018 Q2 4,425 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 771 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,517 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,912 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,921 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 584 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,685 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,993 1 0 250.4
2016 Q2 2,746 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,240 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,117 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,339 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,394 2 0 835.4
2014 Q3 3,637 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,806 2 0 712.8
2014 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,120 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,610 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,550 2 0 784.3
2013 Q1 404 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,095 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,609 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,496 1 0 400.6
2011 Q4 2,670 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,115 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,679 1 0 595.6
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 3,470 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,365 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,800 3 1 1666.7
2010 Q1 570 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,272 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,607 4 1 1109.0
2009 Q2 1,697 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 592 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,834 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,632 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,430 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,060 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,085 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,160 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 810 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,318 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,562 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,476 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 975 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,347 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,907 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,914 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 957 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,797 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,530 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,900 1 0 344.8
2004 Q1 914 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,666 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,708 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,540 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 676 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,206 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,206 2 0 384.2
2002 Q2 4,580 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,981 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,918 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,809 1 0 207.9
2001 Q1 1,175 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,110 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,829 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,286 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

September 25, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Mid Michigan Materials Bechtel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As operator approached material bank approximately 8' of the material collapsed with no warning. Material pushed the Loader backwards and broke the front windshield allowing material to spill into the cab. Operator was able to immediately exit the machine in under 5 minutes using the alternate door on the right.

2002 · 1 incident

August 21, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Bechtel Sand & Gravel, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

EQUIPMENT SHED CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED DOWN. STATE FIRE MARSHALL SAID CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.

1994 · 1 incident

September 21, 1994 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bechtel Sand & Gravel, LLC · Fall from machine

SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING ONTO LOADER. HUNG ON AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HAS A BULGING DISK AQND IS SUPPOSE TO START THERAPY.

1992 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

July 17, 1990 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Bechtel Sand & Gravel, LLC · Flash burns (electric)

CHECKING FUSES - FLASH FIRE - BURNT. OPERATOR FAILED TO SHUT OFF BREAKER BOX WHEN HE WAS CHECKING FUSES.

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