KJW: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
KJW has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
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- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,053
proposed penalties
$1,751
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
18
inspections on record
220
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: 220 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KJW has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $151 in penalties contested before the Commission, $151 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
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.14.3%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
21.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 78.6% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
- Still open 1 · 100%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-05-17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2026-0131 | Settlement | 2026 | $151 → $151 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2023-09-26
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2019-11-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- KJW Trucking LLC 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KJW sits in Sanilac County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Sanilac County, Michigan · Population 40,574
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,074
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 | 763 | 1 | 0 | 1310.6 |
| 2026 Q1 | 725 | 1 | 0 | 1379.3 |
| 2025 Q4 | 781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 729 | 2 | 0 | 2743.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 760 | 1 | 0 | 1315.8 |
| 2024 Q3 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 978 | 1 | 1 | 1022.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 920 | 1 | 0 | 1087.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 763 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 695 | 1 | 0 | 1438.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 566 | 3 | 0 | 5300.4 |
| 2018 Q2 | 481 | 0 | 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.