Mining Incidents

Log Washer: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Drenth Brothers Inc · Surface
Controlled by Steve Drenth
Ellsworth, Charlevoix County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2003407

MSHA record for Log Washer (mine ID 2003407). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
1
inspections on record
6
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: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Drenth Brothers Inc 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2009 2
2008 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Log Washer sits in Charlevoix County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Charlevoix County, Michigan · Population 26,143
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$76,495
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2009 Q3 9 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 225 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 121 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 102 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 955 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

June 3, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drenth Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE got his foot under low-boy trailer while it was being lowered. Steel-toed shoe was flattened. Broke end of big toe, lost toe-nail, bruised three more toes.