Mining Incidents

Chelsea Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
KALAMAZOO, Jackson County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000767

Chelsea Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
17
significant & substantial
$16,447
proposed penalties
$13,739
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
670
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: 670 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Chelsea Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-14.
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
2024 Q3 1,027 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 566 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 885 1 0 1129.9
2023 Q4 1,350 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,708 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,401 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,691 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,801 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 2,673 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,710 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,590 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,224 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,654 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,799 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,626 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,579 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,988 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,633 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,187 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,117 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,167 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,606 1 0 217.1
2019 Q1 2,103 1 0 475.5
2018 Q4 3,063 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,097 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,707 1 0 212.4
2018 Q1 2,360 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,083 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,171 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,365 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,667 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,158 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,287 1 0 233.3
2016 Q2 4,290 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,784 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,902 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,277 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,601 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,818 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,293 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,628 1 0 380.5
2014 Q2 2,639 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,086 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,816 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,600 5 0 1923.1
2013 Q2 2,521 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,076 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,900 6 0 3157.9
2012 Q2 1,702 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 834 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,135 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,578 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,865 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,281 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,573 5 1 3178.6
2010 Q3 2,073 2 1 964.8
2010 Q2 1,885 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 910 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,819 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,924 12 5 4104.0
2009 Q2 2,658 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,177 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,265 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,956 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,383 3 2 557.3
2008 Q1 2,471 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,218 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,395 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,055 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,643 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,459 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,591 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,200 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,054 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,918 3 0 610.0
2005 Q3 5,658 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,174 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,909 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,197 1 0 192.4
2004 Q3 5,800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,354 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,824 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,377 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,919 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,507 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,391 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,362 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,222 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,383 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,979 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,934 2 2 223.9
2001 Q2 7,670 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,027 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,613 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,588 10 6 1789.5
2000 Q2 5,739 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2008 · 1 incident

March 21, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a guard on the field conveyor, the guard was heavy, the guard slid out of his hand. He did have work gloves on but did receive lacerations. Next time when removing a guard, ask for assistance.

2004 · 1 incident

July 27, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal pumper DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SORTING OVERSIZE STONE FROM CONVEYOR AND DEVELOPED TENDONITIS IN WRIST.

2001 · 1 incident

August 15, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBED OFF LADDER ONTO UNEVEN GRD & SPRAINED ANKLE (MINER WENT TO DR ON THE 16TH)

1999 · 1 incident

February 19, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND GRINDING WHEN SOMETHING GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

1993 · 1 incident

November 22, 1993 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Chelsea Aggregate Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHUTE AND FRONT OF WASH PLANT SCREEN.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

July 8, 1991 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Chelsea Aggregate Corp · Struck by flying object

WALKED UNDER WASH PLANT HOOKED UP AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE. WENT TO GARAGE AND TRIED TO WASH IT OUT WITH EYE WASH. DIDNT GET IT OUT SO EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TOCHESLSED HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROO M. THEY WASH EYE OUT AND EYE FELT BETTER. NO LOST TIME FROM WORK.

1989 · 1 incident

July 21, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chelsea Aggregate Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE DRUM ON THE CONCRETE TRUCK NOT A PIT RELATED INJURY

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The full compliance file on Chelsea Plant

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.