Mining Incidents

Michels Sand & Gravel M&40 Pit: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Michels Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Raymond J Michels
New Auburn, Chippewa County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702753

Michels Sand & Gravel M&40 Pit has $1K 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 2005
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,346
proposed penalties
$1,346
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
31
inspections on record
160
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: 160 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 M&40 Pit has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-07-09.
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.
7.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
7.7%
reasonably likely or greater
61.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 46.2% low, 53.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Michels Sand & Gravel 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 1
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 0
2010 1
2009 0
2008 1
2007 0
2006 1
2005 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Michels Sand & Gravel M&40 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 16 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 25 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 34 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 58 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 33 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 72 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 56 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 41 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 54 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 57 1 0 17543.9
2019 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 22 1 0 45454.5
2018 Q3 10 2 0 200000.0
2018 Q2 42 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 46 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 87 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 92 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 27 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 47 2 0 42553.2
2015 Q3 69 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 20 2 1 100000.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 56 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 37 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 85 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 42 1 0 23809.5
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 96 1 0 10416.7
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 26 2 0 76923.1
2008 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 14 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 20 1 0 50000.0
2005 Q3 61 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.