55061S AIRING A TIRE ON A DISABLED LOADER BEING PREPARED FOR REPAIRS AND EVALUATION. THE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT WITH SUCH A FORCE-THROWING EE BACK APPROX. 10 FEET INTO A STONE PILE, CAUSING A CRUS 89570BLOW TO THE CHEST CAVITY RESULTING IN IRREVERSIBLE TRAUMA AND DEATH.
PIONEER PLANT Metal/Non-Metal
CHIPPEWA STONE & GRAVEL INC
· Surface
Controlled by
Walter L Hazen
RODNEY,
Mecosta County,
MI
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2002798
PIONEER PLANT has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
1
significant & substantial
$3,994
proposed penalties
$3,994
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
365
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: 365 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 PLANT has $4K 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 2,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,837 | 2 | 0 | 705.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 2,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,560 | 2 | 0 | 781.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,600 | 1 | 0 | 625.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,472 | 1 | 0 | 404.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,280 | 2 | 0 | 1562.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,160 | 1 | 0 | 463.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,560 | 5 | 0 | 3205.1 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,040 | 1 | 0 | 961.5 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 910 | 1 | 0 | 1098.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,936 | 2 | 1 | 1033.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,592 | 1 | 0 | 385.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,720 | 1 | 0 | 367.6 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,592 | 1 | 0 | 278.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,782 | 7 | 0 | 1850.9 |
| 2000 Q1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
August 10, 1992
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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