Turunen Inc · Struck by flying object
WORKER WAS GRINDING METAL, PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO EYE- BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.
SHERMAN PIT: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
SHERMAN PIT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1999
- Latest incident
- Nov 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
56
citations
11
significant & substantial
$4,976
proposed penalties
$4,976
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
26
inspections on record
258
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 258 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SHERMAN PIT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $300 in penalties contested before the Commission, $300 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.19.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
19.6%
reasonably likely or greater
51.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.6% low, 96.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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 · 5% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 3 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$300 proposed, $300 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 2010-08-27.
Contested penalties
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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 2010-947M | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2011 | $300 → $300 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Turunen Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SHERMAN PIT sits in Baraga County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Baraga County, Michigan · Population 8,249
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$55,117
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q4 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,192 | 7 | 2 | 5872.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 1,240 | 5 | 1 | 4032.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 377 | 3 | 0 | 7957.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 517 | 1 | 1 | 1934.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,509 | 11 | 3 | 7289.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,623 | 4 | 1 | 2464.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,472 | 7 | 2 | 4755.4 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,074 | 5 | 0 | 4655.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,213 | 1 | 0 | 824.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,133 | 5 | 1 | 2344.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,103 | 7 | 0 | 3328.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1999 · 2 incidents
October 14, 1999
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Turunen Inc · Fall from machine
CLIMBING TO PRIMARY CRUSHER, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON A ROCK.
1996 · 1 incident
June 12, 1996
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Turunen Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HANDLING PIECE OF I BEAM AND WAS CUT BY BURR ON BEAM.
1992 · 1 incident
Turunen Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE TWISTED AN OBJECT AND TWISTED A VERTABRAE IN HIS BACK.
1988 · 1 incident
Turunen Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING PIECE OF STEEL RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK