Benzie Sand and Gravel LLC: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Benzie Sand and Gravel LLC has $14K 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
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
55
citations
13
significant & substantial
$14,470
proposed penalties
$13,270
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
35
inspections on record
396
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 396 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Benzie Sand and Gravel LLC has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.23.6%
significant & substantial
21.8%
high negligence or reckless
23.6%
reasonably likely or greater
54.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.8% low, 76.4% moderate, 21.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE20030064M | Settlement | Barbour | 2003 | $3K → $2K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Al Brown 1998 to 2002
- Al's Aggregate Processing 2002 to 2024
- Benzie Sand & Gravel LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Benzie Sand and Gravel LLC sits in Benzie County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Benzie County, Michigan · Population 18,177
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$72,603
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,656 | 3 | 1 | 1811.6 |
| 2026 Q1 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,968 | 6 | 1 | 3048.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83333.3 |
| 2020 Q2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 333333.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 700000.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 80000.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 44444.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 24193.5 |
| 2010 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 22727.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 96774.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1300000.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 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.