Mitchell Creek Pit Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Mitchell Creek Pit (mine ID 2003139). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
3
inspections on record
38
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 38 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE20000070M | Settlement | Barbour | 2000 | $365 → $365 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2001-04-03, 25 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (1)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-03 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.19 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Granger Sand & Gravel 1999 to 2003
- Granger Aggregates, Inc. 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mitchell Creek Pit sits in Mecosta County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Mecosta County, Michigan · Population 40,321
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$57,774
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q3 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q3 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 545 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 239 | 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.