Mining Incidents

Read Box Screen: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Joseph S Lakosky LLC · Surface
Controlled by Joseph S Lakosky
Shingleton, MI, Alger County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003453

Read Box Screen has $943 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$943
proposed penalties
$943
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
15
inspections on record
83
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: 83 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Read Box Screen has $943 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.
$943
proposed penalties
$943
current assessed
$943
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-06.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
14.3%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
42.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 42.9% low, 42.9% moderate, 14.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Joseph S Lakosky LLC 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 3
2023 0
2022 1
2020 0
2019 1
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 1
2013 1
2012 2
2011 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Read Box Screen sits in Alger County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Alger County, Michigan · Population 8,813
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$59,406
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 0 1 0
2025 Q3 40 2 1 50000.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 30 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 40 1 0 25000.0
2016 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 50 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 60 3 0 50000.0
2014 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 60 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 50 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 50 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 40 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.