Mining Incidents

SP-15 Metal/Non-Metal

Ishpeming, MI, Marquette County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003358

SP-15 has $775 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
2013
Latest incident
Mar 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$775
proposed penalties
$775
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
23
inspections on record
161
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: 161 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SP-15 has $775 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.
$775
proposed penalties
$775
current assessed
$775
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 204 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 108 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 44 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 139 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 166 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 173 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 112 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 190 1 0 5263.2
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 58 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 70 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 47 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 318 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 273 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 276 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 141 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 257 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 127 1 0 7874.0
2018 Q2 204 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 311 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 600 2 1 3333.3
2017 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 420 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 78 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 366 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 724 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 706 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 356 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 489 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 792 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,031 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,039 1 0 962.5
2013 Q2 225 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,905 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 165 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 273 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 279 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 481 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 451 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 296 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 305 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 310 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 984 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 404 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 502 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 348 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 166 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 677 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 691 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 443 2 0 4514.7
2007 Q4 289 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 497 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 166 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 295 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,248 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 228 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2013 · 1 incident

March 23, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A Lindberg & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

On 03/23/2013 at about 0200 am an approximately 60 lb boulder struck employee on left elbow after apparently coming off of a conveyor. Employee returned boulder to conveyor and felt fine. on 03/24/2013 employee reported to his foreman that his left arm and elbow had shooting pains and numbness from finger tips to shoulder. Emergency room Dr. diagnosis of deep contusion.

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