Mining Incidents

PALMER PIT: 1 MSHA citation Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Phillip E Palmer
JACKSON, Jackson County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000808

PALMER PIT has $60 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
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$60
proposed penalties
$60
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
10
inspections on record
84
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: 84 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PALMER PIT has $60 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.
$60
proposed penalties
$60
current assessed
$60
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-26.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Palmer Sand & Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 1
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PALMER PIT sits in Jackson County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jackson County, Michigan · Population 160,187
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$65,004
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
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
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
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 224 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 184 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 248 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 262 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 264 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 512 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 404 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 404 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 450 1 0 2222.2
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 425 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 340 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 370 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 412 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 337 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 366 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

August 16, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Palmer Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CHANGING TOP SCREENS IN HEWITT ROBINS SHAKER FEET SLIPPED ON SCREEN. LANDING ON HEAD & NECK. BEING KNOCKED OUT FOR A MOMENT.