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BURNS #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kenneth M Burns
Litchfield, Hillsdale County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003016

BURNS #1 has $4K 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
2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
10
significant & substantial
$4,298
proposed penalties
$4,298
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
43
inspections on record
416
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: 416 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BURNS #1 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
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
2025 Q4 9 1 1 111111.1
2025 Q3 91 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 132 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 79 1 0 12658.2
2024 Q3 29 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 34 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 66 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 191 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 327 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 321 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 43 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 202 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 169 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 466 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 119 1 0 8403.4
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 429 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 670 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 327 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 757 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 224 1 0 4464.3
2016 Q3 523 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 469 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 289 2 2 6920.4
2015 Q3 397 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 244 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 122 5 1 40983.6
2014 Q3 241 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 241 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 161 2 0 12422.4
2013 Q2 49 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 209 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 257 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 177 6 0 33898.3
2012 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 281 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 521 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 193 1 0 5181.3
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 337 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 423 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 185 2 1 10810.8
2010 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 153 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 649 5 2 7704.2
2009 Q2 201 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 169 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 801 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 465 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 465 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 793 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 681 2 0 2936.9
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 570 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 978 5 2 5112.5
2006 Q2 858 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 3 1
2005 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 805 2 0 2484.5
2004 Q2 513 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,300 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,366 1 0 732.1
2003 Q2 1,099 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 401 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 814 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,041 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,113 1 0 898.5
2001 Q3 1,284 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,164 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 91 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 581 1 0 1721.2
2000 Q3 855 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,191 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 214 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 14, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser POWERED HAULAGE
M W Burns Excavating & Gravel · Struck against a moving object

On 11/14/2025 at approximately 9:24 am a person drove off the roadway into our pond. They were not an employee. No employees/owner were present when this accident occurred. It is being investigated by the Hillsdale County Sheriff Dept.

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