Mining Incidents

PIONEER #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rick Massuch
WIXOM, Lenawee County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002658

PIONEER #1 has $240 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
7
Years on record
1996–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$240
proposed penalties
$240
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
6
inspections on record
64
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: 64 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PIONEER #1 has $240 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.
$240
proposed penalties
$240
current assessed
$240
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2006 Q2 1,266 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,710 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,118 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,121 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,419 1 0 184.5
2005 Q1 2,450 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,648 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,309 2 0 376.7
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 5,162 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,021 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,663 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,859 1 0 205.8
2003 Q2 2,397 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,669 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,854 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,974 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,683 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,281 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,031 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,682 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,620 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,335 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,839 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,592 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,184 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,706 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

September 29, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING DRAGLINE WHEN THE BRAKE HUNG UP-KICKING HIS FOOT/ANKLE TO THE SIDE HITTING THE AIR REGULATOR

2003 · 1 incident

August 13, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE VICTIM IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR A RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN. HE MENTIONED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS BOTHERING HIM ON 8/5/03. HE STATED HE WASN'T SURE WHEN OR HOW HE HURT HIS SH OULDER. THE VICTIM STATED HE WAS GOING TO SEE HIS OWN DOCTOR.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING ON END DUMP FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL LANDING ON BACK/BUTTOCK.

1998 · 1 incident

April 28, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING U-JOINTS ON LOADER THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG.

1997 · 1 incident

April 28, 1997 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANUEVER A SCREEN, EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. NO LOST TIME.

1996 · 1 incident

May 10, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS REGULAR MAINTENANCE WHEN A STEEL BAR HE WAS USING SNAPPED AT THE WELD AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING A CHIP OF THE LEFT HIP BONE.

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