Mining Incidents

Michels Sand & Gravel 64 & 124 Pit: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Michels Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Raymond J Michels
Bloomer, Chippewa County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703456

Michels Sand & Gravel 64 & 124 Pit has $2K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
13
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,505
proposed penalties
$1,505
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
27
inspections on record
144
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: 144 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Michels Sand & Gravel 64 & 124 Pit has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
23.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
23.1%
reasonably likely or greater
53.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 53.8% low, 46.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Michels Sand & Gravel 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 1
2017 1
2016 1
2015 1
2014 0
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Michels Sand & Gravel 64 & 124 Pit sits in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Population 66,558
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,009
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 31 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 23 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 21 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 46 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 31 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 66 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 21 1 0 47619.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 56 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 41 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 46 1 0 21739.1
2018 Q3 43 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 47 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 71 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 150 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 85 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 67 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 57 1 0 17543.9
2015 Q3 51 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 22 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 14 2 1 142857.1
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 34 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 16 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 80 2 1 25000.0
2012 Q3 22 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 21 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 7 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 168 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 110 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 78 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 42 6 1 142857.1
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 60 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.