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Nordberg Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Onaway, Presque Isle County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003069

Nordberg Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,823
proposed penalties
$5,772
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
306
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: 306 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Nordberg Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-26.
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 520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 446 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 248 1 0 4032.3
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 1,077 1 0 928.5
2020 Q2 321 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 808 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 738 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,449 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,230 1 0 813.0
2019 Q1 1,005 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 210 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 880 1 0 1136.4
2016 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 422 4 1 9478.7
2015 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 302 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 812 1 0 1231.5
2014 Q2 141 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,411 14 1 9922.0
2013 Q2 513 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 625 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,296 2 0 1543.2
2012 Q1 258 1 0 3876.0
2011 Q4 1,448 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 282 2 0 7092.2
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 1,255 5 3 3984.1
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 1,583 1 0 631.7
2006 Q4 436 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 525 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 458 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 1 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 979 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 13, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Champagne & Marx Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Was going to adjust the bearings to make sure nothing was stuck in the pulley. Door of tail pulley mag conveyor was stuck. He was using a 6' long pry bar to pry open the door that covers the bearing assembly. Severed right index finger between nail and first knuckle on edge of conveyor.

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