Mickelson Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEERING WHEELS1
Mickelson Sand & Gravel: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Burroughs Materials Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward C Levy Jr
Oakland County,
MI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000783
Mickelson Sand & Gravel has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- Mickelson Corp 1950 to 1986
- Mickelson Sand & Gravel 1986 to 2007
- Burroughs Materials Corp 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1986 | 12 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1984 | 21 |
| 1983 | 19 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mickelson Sand & Gravel sits in Oakland County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Oakland County, Michigan · Population 1,272,294
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$95,296
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 2 incidents
May 22, 1987
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Mickelson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME WAS DRIV3NG A BOOM TRUCK, TRANSMISSION CAME APART AND SHIFTING LEVER CAME AROUND AND HIT HIS ANKLE.
1983 · 1 incident
August 9, 1983
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Mickelson Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK IT HIT A ROAD BUMP VCCAUSING THE STERRING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND THE SPOKE STRUCK EMP ON LEFT THUMB