Mining Incidents

Findlay Metal/Non-Metal

Michiana Aggregate · Surface
Controlled by John S Yerington II
Buchanan, Berrien County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003621

Findlay has $719 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
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$719
proposed penalties
$719
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
7
inspections on record
93
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: 93 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Findlay has $719 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.
$719
proposed penalties
$719
current assessed
$719
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-16.
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 1,602 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,113 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,030 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,091 2 2 956.5
2024 Q4 3,096 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,749 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,750 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,234 0 0 0.0
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,048 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,999 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 386 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,044 2 0 1915.7
2022 Q3 2,004 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,304 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 623 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,001 1 0 999.0
2021 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 6, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Michiana Aggregate · Struck against stationary object

The drive pulleys on the conveyor had become built up with frozen material. The conveyor was started to make sure all of the frozen material had been removed. A large pry bar was left on the conveyor belt when it was started. EE saw it and reached in to grab it when it was grabbed by the drive pulley and smashed EE's hand against the side of the conveyor frame.

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