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Ludington Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Francesanna Sargent
Ludington, Mason County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2001063

Ludington Pit & Mill has $9K 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
4
Years on record
2013–2018
Latest incident
Jan 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
64
citations
10
significant & substantial
$8,783
proposed penalties
$8,783
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
42
inspections on record
732
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: 732 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ludington Pit & Mill has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-05-25.
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 859 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 621 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,303 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,221 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
Show 54 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 882 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,419 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,068 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 977 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,396 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,531 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,492 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 912 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,361 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,296 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,136 5 2 4401.4
2021 Q1 974 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,286 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,315 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,301 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 372 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,886 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,270 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,372 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,855 6 0 1556.4
2018 Q4 7,529 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,581 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 17,422 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 14,449 5 1 346.0
2017 Q4 13,453 6 1 446.0
2017 Q3 12,639 2 0 158.2
2017 Q2 10,331 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,784 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,815 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,838 2 0 413.4
2016 Q2 2,284 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,069 2 0 491.5
2015 Q4 5,758 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,062 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 13,050 1 0 76.6
2015 Q1 16,127 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 19,750 2 0 101.3
2014 Q3 19,461 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 17,150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 8,979 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 7,915 7 2 884.4
2013 Q3 10,181 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,481 12 2 1045.2
2013 Q1 6,558 2 0 305.0
2012 Q4 4,238 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,381 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,559 4 1 1563.1
2012 Q1 1,209 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,211 7 1 5780.3
2011 Q3 1,649 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,175 1 0 851.1
2011 Q1 384 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,259 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 1 incident

January 30, 2018 MI · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Sargent Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Loader operator noticed smoke coming from under feed hopper. Contacted plant operator. Plant operator called 911. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher. Unsuccessful. Loader operator saw fire going up incline. Went to top of tower to extinguish with extinguisher. Unsuccessful and retreated to safe location.

2016 · 1 incident

December 20, 2016 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sargent Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was lifting up on a crank on the back of a trailer. The gear was stripped in a spot causing EE to fall forward and straining back.

2014 · 1 incident

July 23, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sargent Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

The bucket on the loader caught the ground stopping the loader and throwing the employee into the windshield.

2013 · 1 incident

July 24, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sargent Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The crew was unrolling cable from a spool. The employee was still holding on to the cable when the spool moved backwards. The employee did not report any issue until 8/2/2013 when he claimed the cable jerked him and complained of a strain in his lower back. Employee was sent to the doctor on 8/2/2013 and the doctor recommened physical therapy, which was completed on 10/10/2013.

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