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BRETSCHNEIDER PIT & MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael L Bretschneider
Niles, Cass County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002253

BRETSCHNEIDER PIT & MILL has $330 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
14
Years on record
1986–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$330
proposed penalties
$330
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
8
inspections on record
72
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: 72 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BRETSCHNEIDER PIT & MILL has $330 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.
$330
proposed penalties
$330
current assessed
$330
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2003 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,080 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,080 2 0 961.5
2003 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,016 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,320 1 0 431.0
2002 Q1 2,360 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 2,887 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,953 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,702 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,706 3 0 1108.6
2000 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

November 27, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

GRINDER WHEEL BLEW APART FLEW OFF GRINDER HITTING EE IN STOMACH WHILE WORKING ON REPAIRING PARTS.

August 14, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

GRINDING, PIECE OF METAL FLEW UNDER GLASSES INTOEYE.

2001 · 1 incident

October 22, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Materials Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON PRY BAR WHILE WORKING ON PLANT.

1999 · 1 incident

June 23, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OUTSIDE & A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING IN HIS EYE

1998 · 3 incidents

September 22, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP SANDSTONE THAT WAS IN HOPPER. HE MISSED THE SANDSTONE & HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER: THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE

September 16, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Materials Corp · Fall from machine

GOING UP LOADER STEPS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP PULLED FOOT BACK UP AND CUT LEG ON EDGE OF STEP

August 11, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LOOKING UPWARDS WHILE PUSHING GATE CLOSED ON "L" STONE BIN. DIRT PARTICLES FELL INTO EE'S LEFT EYE.

1993 · 2 incidents

May 14, 1993 MI · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING UP A 50 LB. O STOPE TO SET IN PLACE ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND WHEN HE WENT TO SET IT DOWN HE TURNED THE WRONG WAY.

January 15, 1993 MI · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Aggregate Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POLISHING SHAFT IN LATHE WITH CLOTH. TE CLOTH GOT CAUGHT IN LATHE AND PULLED THUMB INTO LATHE. GRINDING NAIL OFF.

1990 · 2 incidents

May 3, 1990 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

WORKING UNDER LOADER SOMETHING FELL IN EYE

1989 · 1 incident

January 12, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A 2X4 CAME UP AND HIT HIM UNDER THE CHIN

1988 · 1 incident

May 24, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS OPENING LOADER DOOR AND DID NOT HAVE FIRM GRIP, SLAMMED THUMB IN DOOR.

1986 · 1 incident

May 21, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PORTABLE CONVEY2R SLIPPED WHILE BEING LEVELED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES ANKLE BETWEEN IT AND STONE CRUSHER. FRACTURED EMPLOYEES ANKLE.

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