Mining Incidents

ROHLOFF SAND & GRAVEL CO.: 3 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Luke Rohloff
Vassar, Tuscola County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002980

ROHLOFF SAND & GRAVEL CO. has $176 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
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$176
proposed penalties
$91
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $85 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5
inspections on record
39
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: 39 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ROHLOFF SAND & GRAVEL CO. has $176 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.
$176
proposed penalties
$91
current assessed
$91
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $110 in penalties contested before the Commission, $25 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-01.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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
LAKE20010041M Settlement Barbour 2001 $55 → $25
LAKE20010066M Withdrawal 2001 $55 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Rohloff Sand & Gravel Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 2
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ROHLOFF SAND & GRAVEL CO. sits in Tuscola County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Tuscola County, Michigan · Population 53,071
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,847
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
2004 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 340 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 825 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 820 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 647 3 1 4636.8
2000 Q2 380 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

July 28, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Rohloff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EE CLAIMS TENSION ON BRAKE PEDAL CAUSED PROGRESSIVELY MORE PAIN IN FOOT.