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MOOSE LAKE AGGREGATES LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ken Smith
Niles, Cass County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003081

MOOSE LAKE AGGREGATES LLC has $215K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2013–2016
Latest incident
May 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
47
significant & substantial
$214,969
proposed penalties
$115,314
paid to date
54% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99,655 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
927
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: 927 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MOOSE LAKE AGGREGATES LLC has $215K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 12 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.
$215K
proposed penalties
$115K
current assessed
$115K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
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 3,381 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,000 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,637 5 2 1078.3
2025 Q1 2,615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,521 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,334 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,282 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,292 4 0 932.0
2023 Q3 4,477 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,364 1 0 229.1
2023 Q1 3,465 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,755 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,702 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,778 3 3 794.1
2022 Q1 2,140 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,202 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,118 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,322 6 3 1388.2
2021 Q1 1,951 2 0 1025.1
2020 Q4 5,041 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,285 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,528 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,000 3 0 1000.0
2019 Q4 3,525 2 0 567.4
2019 Q3 4,023 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,544 8 1 1760.6
2019 Q1 3,443 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,534 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,877 5 2 1025.2
2018 Q2 4,835 2 0 413.7
2018 Q1 3,647 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,485 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,734 1 0 211.2
2017 Q2 4,886 11 1 2251.3
2017 Q1 3,635 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,301 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,194 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,348 7 1 1609.9
2016 Q1 3,405 2 0 587.4
2015 Q4 5,175 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,112 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,126 5 0 975.4
2015 Q1 2,845 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,620 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,460 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,104 4 0 783.7
2014 Q1 727 1 0 1375.5
2013 Q4 4,451 2 0 449.3
2013 Q3 5,062 6 1 1185.3
2013 Q2 4,508 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,630 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,040 8 0 1587.3
2012 Q2 5,460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,040 10 4 1984.1
2011 Q3 5,040 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,040 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,880 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,320 11 10 2546.3
2010 Q3 4,320 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,320 11 3 2546.3
2010 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,600 8 4 2222.2
2009 Q2 4,320 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,880 5 1 1736.1
2007 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 500 6 1 12000.0
2006 Q4 3,774 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,303 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,152 4 1 776.4
2006 Q1 3,012 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,468 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,115 16 4 3128.1
2005 Q2 4,968 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,000 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,000 9 3 3000.0
2003 Q3 3,000 4 1 1333.3
2003 Q2 3,000 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,800 3 0 1666.7
2001 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,950 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 531 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,731 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

May 26, 2016 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moose Lake Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting drive belt on pulleys and drive belt caught glove and smashed finger between pulley and belt.

April 13, 2016 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Moose Lake Aggregates, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was fueling and greasing loader. EE stepped on a 1 1/2" rock and tore tendons in foot.

2015 · 1 incident

September 11, 2015 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moose Lake Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening a chain come along when doing repair work on the dredge. The chain on the come along broke and struck his right forearm.

2013 · 1 incident

August 29, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moose Lake Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a bar to hold a wheel in place working on the dredge. Wheel rolled out of position and onto his fingers.

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