Mining Incidents

Telsmith Plant #1: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Switzer Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by John W Switzer
Paris, Mecosta County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002979

Telsmith Plant #1 has $2K 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 2000
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,278
proposed penalties
$2,278
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
247
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: 247 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Telsmith Plant #1 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-06-13.
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.
25.0%
significant & substantial
10.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
35.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 40.0% moderate, 10.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2009-04-15, 17 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-04-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
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.
Ownership history
  1. Switzer Sand & Gravel, Inc. 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2017 1
2016 1
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 3
2003 2
2002 3
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Telsmith Plant #1 sits in Mecosta 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.
Mecosta County, Michigan · Population 40,321
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$57,774
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
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 291 2 0 6872.9
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 69 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 599 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 420 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 656 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 731 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 607 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 336 1 0 2976.2
2014 Q4 565 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 743 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 353 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 565 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 743 1 0 1345.9
2013 Q2 628 5 0 7961.8
2013 Q1 353 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 625 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 743 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 478 2 2 4184.1
2012 Q1 364 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 597 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 801 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 754 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 752 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 754 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 760 4 2 5263.2
2010 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 890 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 910 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 830 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 910 1 1 1098.9
2008 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 790 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 790 1 0 1265.8
2006 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 760 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 760 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,430 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,280 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,568 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,430 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,285 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,070 1 0 934.6
2001 Q2 597 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 526 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 812 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 976 2 0 2049.2
2000 Q1 561 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.