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Ray Road Plant: 78 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward C Levy Jr
Wixom, Oakland County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002529

Ray Road Plant has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1990–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,206
proposed penalties
$8,954
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,252 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
1,240
inspection hours
6.3
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.
78 citations across 1,240 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ray Road Plant has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $642 in penalties contested before the Commission, $548 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
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.
21.8%
significant & substantial
1.3%
high negligence or reckless
23.1%
reasonably likely or greater
39.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.4% low, 83.3% moderate, 1.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 67%
  • Still open 1 · 33%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$642 proposed, $548 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2020-04-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2009-695M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $425 → $425
LAKE 2020-0153 Settlement Manning 2020 $217 → $123
LAKE 2018-0340 Decision pending
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2025-10-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg14
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
Show the individual readings (25)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-10-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.18 0.16 Bulldozer Operator
2025-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2025-10-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Dredge/Barge Operator
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2021-11-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 Washer Operator
2021-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.58 0.64 Bulldozer Operator
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.59 0.31 Scraper Operator
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.56 0.23 Scraper Operator
2010-11-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2010-05-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.22 0.11 Washer Operator
2010-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.86 0.42 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 0.76 0.75 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-07-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2002-07-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dragline 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.

Ray Road Plant recorded 4.34 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
4.34
total case rate
4.34
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Michigan, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.06 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 4.34 4.34 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 7.29 3.65 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 12.43 4.14 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Portable Aggregate Producers Inc 1980 to 1990
  2. American Aggregates Of Michigan 1990 to 1997
  3. American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 16
2025 17
2024 17
2023 21
2022 24
2021 19
2020 22
2019 23
2018 19
2017 17
2016 14
2015 15
2014 13
2013 16
2012 23
2011 22
2010 18
2009 22
2008 18
2007 23
2006 16
2005 16
2004 22
2003 18
2002 13
2001 14
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ray Road Plant sits in Oakland County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 1,272,294
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$95,296
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 14,747 1 0 67.8
2026 Q1 7,971 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 10,917 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 14,553 1 0 68.7
2025 Q2 13,406 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,238 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,355 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,185 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 14,044 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,896 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 13,305 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 15,234 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 15,414 2 0 129.8
2023 Q1 10,896 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 16,687 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 19,559 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 17,897 1 0 55.9
2022 Q1 11,585 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 11,990 5 1 417.0
2021 Q3 15,327 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,381 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 7,566 1 0 132.2
2020 Q4 12,366 2 1 161.7
2020 Q3 16,572 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 16,881 3 0 177.7
2020 Q1 9,819 1 0 101.8
2019 Q4 14,754 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 20,279 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 18,948 2 0 105.6
2019 Q1 9,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 15,360 3 0 195.3
2018 Q3 18,128 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 15,339 1 1 65.2
2018 Q1 7,931 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 11,919 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 16,329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 14,309 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,221 1 0 121.6
2016 Q4 10,551 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,694 2 1 171.0
2016 Q2 12,962 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,590 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,647 1 0 93.9
2015 Q3 13,868 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 14,192 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,482 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 9,668 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,589 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,159 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,722 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 8,738 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,897 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,778 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,814 2 0 524.4
2012 Q4 9,101 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 11,409 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 11,519 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,872 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,978 1 0 143.3
2011 Q3 12,551 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,137 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,173 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,090 3 2 370.8
2010 Q3 11,065 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,818 3 0 305.6
2010 Q1 3,463 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,384 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 11,427 2 1 175.0
2009 Q2 11,331 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,485 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,978 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,035 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,414 2 0 212.4
2008 Q1 6,372 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10,159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 16,001 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,331 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,852 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,083 1 0 141.2
2006 Q3 10,222 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 11,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,218 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,726 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 12,102 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 11,017 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,378 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,653 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,944 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,313 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,647 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,174 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,120 1 0 98.8
2003 Q2 9,790 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,050 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,626 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,272 3 0 323.6
2002 Q2 9,140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,634 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,363 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,289 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,968 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,012 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,295 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,751 5 0 571.4
2000 Q2 8,520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,305 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 20, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator MACHINERY
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was on the wash plant main screen deck cleaning off the walkway when a rock bounced out of a nearby in-feed drop box and struck the employees left hand.

2023 · 2 incidents

May 22, 2023 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was exiting a motor grader, EE was facing the steps of the grader while holding onto both handles. As EE was completing the dismount to the ground, EE's right foot slipped on uneven surface, and EE twisted right ankle which caused EE to fall.

May 2, 2023 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was performing EE's pre-shift inspection on Loader 944K2 and went into the lube shed to get a few rags to clean the windows on the loader. As EE exited the building and was walking back to EE's loader, EE struck EE's right shin on a large set of wheel chocks that were stacked together in front of the building.

2021 · 3 incidents

August 5, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee went to start the pump on the water truck with the pull rope and the handle broke cutting EE's right index finger, which required 6 stitches.

May 8, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling/moving wet raw material under a conveyor belt to the walkway just to the employee's right in the wash plant surge tunnel, when employee felt some discomfort in left shoulder blade. This was a first aid until May 14th when employee had initial visit at the clinic.

April 12, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing shoes in the VSI crusher with new ones. During this task their back started to feel tight. Later that day this employee went to install a scraper on a conveyor and as they stepped over a beam they felt a twinge in their back.

2017 · 1 incident

June 21, 2017 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping off the D8D7 dozer and as employee reached the ground with left foot first, employee rotated to the left and felt a pop in left knee. The ground was just graded flat.

2009 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Fall from machine

Employee stated that as he was exiting the truck his foot slipped off the step and he landed on the ground in an awkward maner. He later stated that his knee was sore. He was taken to the clinic as a pre caution where it was diagnosed as a minor strain. Return to work regular job.

March 25, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in Scale office before shift. Stood up from chair to walk to fax/copier, took one step and knee gave out. (Did not hit anything, twist or turn). Employee said she had been exercising a lot using "WII Fitness" program.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee came to work with a brace on right wrist- said he'd been to his doctor-told he has carpal tunnel. Our HR dept sent him to a company referred doctor on 9/20 at which time he was given Ibuprofen (800 mg) 30 tablets & put on work restrictions which make him unable to perform his regular duties as a loader oper. He is currently working as a plant oper.

May 24, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing belt scraper on stacker head pulley. Pipe of scraper barely in mounting fork, went to slide collar into place in gear box, caused pipe to fall off fork. Trying to keep scraper from falling, grabbed pipe too close & the force of it falling pinched his hand between the pipe & mounting fork.

2005 · 1 incident

September 24, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH & A SPARK BURNED HIS KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

June 4, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE FELT A PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST AS HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE SCREEN CHUTE. EE DID NOT GO TO THE CLINIC UNTIL 6-7-02 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS GIVEN RESTRICTIONS AND A PRESCRI PTION FOR 400MG. OF ETODOLAC.

2001 · 4 incidents

2000 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck against a moving object

BOUNCING ACTION OF LOADER CAUSED SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE AND NECK.

May 11, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck against a moving object

USED HEAVY EQUIPMENT-BOBCAT FOR SAMLL JOB WAS BOUNCED AROUND-CAUSED BACK STRAIN.

May 9, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Struck against stationary object

GATE TO PIT-IN POOR CONDITION DUE TO VEHICLE DAMAGE-EE SCRAPPED R- HAND WHILE OPENING GATES.

1999 · 1 incident

January 5, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE STEPPED ON A STEEL BEAM UNDER 12" OF SNOW. SNOW CAUSED SURFACE TO BE SLIPPERY. EE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THUMB ON FENDER OF PORTABLE GENERATOR NEARBY.

1998 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 2 incidents

September 5, 1991 MI · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Of Michigan · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WIFE & CHILD CAME TO PICKUP EMPLOYEE AT PLANT AT END OF HIS WORK SHIFT EMPLOYEE OPENED CAR DOOR THEN WALKED BACK TO PLANT TO TALK TO FELLOW EMPLOYEE WIFE WENT TO TURN CAR AROUND WITH DOOR LEFT OPEN CHILD FELL OUT OPEN DOOR & WAS RAN OVER BYCAR

1990 · 1 incident

September 6, 1990 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
American Aggregates Of Michigan · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STORM CAME UP WITH HEAVY WINDS KNOCKING I NAME DOWN HE FELL & HIT KNEE(RIGHT) ON ROCKY GROUND SPLITTING IT OPEN