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PW-7: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Payne & Dolan Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
Iron River, MI, Iron County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003293

PW-7 has $1K 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
2026
Latest incident
Jul 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
13
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,327
proposed penalties
$1,327
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Payne & Dolan Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
27
inspections on record
206
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: 206 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PW-7 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-13.
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
46.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.7% low, 92.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-08-15
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mottes Materials 2004 to 2006
  2. Payne & Dolan Inc 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 2
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PW-7 sits in Iron County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Iron County, Michigan · Population 11,650
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,614
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 35 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 363 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 231 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 258 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 497 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 242 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 745 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 17 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 217 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 784 1 0 1275.5
2022 Q2 482 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 258 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,049 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 734 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 250 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 649 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 432 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 141 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 983 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 522 2 0 3831.4
2019 Q1 163 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 350 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 564 1 0 1773.0
2018 Q2 472 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 272 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 310 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 283 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 143 1 0 6993.0
2016 Q2 92 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 552 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 552 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 71 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 287 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 156 1 0 6410.3
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 338 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 319 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 317 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 272 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 272 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 329 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 197 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 787 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 612 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 475 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 323 2 0 6192.0
2010 Q2 281 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 279 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 401 1 0 2493.8
2009 Q2 243 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 279 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 419 1 0 2386.6
2008 Q2 461 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 62 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 53 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 329 1 0 3039.5
2007 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 267 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 642 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 494 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 532 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 777 2 0 2574.0
2005 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 539 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2026 · 1 incident

July 29, 2026 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan Inc · Rubbed or abraded

Employee was removing ground plates from transportation holder & cut their RT middle finger on a sharp edge. They sought treatment and were given 6 stitches. Company was notified on 07/29/2026. Reporting within 10 days.