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Telsmith Plant #3: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Olan Cole
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002807

Telsmith Plant #3 has $2K 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
3
Years on record
1999–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,450
proposed penalties
$1,240
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,210 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Battle Creek Gravel Co Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
71
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: 71 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 #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-29.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
35.7%
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
LAKE20010046M Settlement Barbour 2001 $2K → $1K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Battle Creek Gravel Co Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2005 5
2004 6
2003 8
2002 10
2001 9
2000 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Telsmith Plant #3 sits in Calhoun County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Calhoun County, Michigan · Population 133,846
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,385
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
2005 Q4 659 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,951 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 883 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 3,371 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,206 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,464 0 0 0.0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 2,399 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,147 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,249 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 553 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,850 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,135 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,558 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 974 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,103 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,104 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,190 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,307 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,788 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,017 14 4 3485.2
2000 Q1 559 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

July 30, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Battle Creek Gravel Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DRIVING THE DUMPSTER STATES HE HIT A LARGE BUMP HE DIDNT SEE. THIS CAUSE HIM TO LEAVE THE SEAT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF CAB. SAID HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN EXPLAIN HE PAIN IN HIS NECK AND FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO GO TO THE DR.

2000 · 1 incident

1999 · 1 incident

September 17, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal coal strip operator OTHER
Battle Creek Gravel Co Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED IT WAS A DRY WIDY DAY AND FELT SOMETHING GET IN HIS EYE, THOUGHT HE GOT IT OUT. BY 11:00 AM HE FELT PRESSURE BEHIND HIS EYE AND STARTED GETTING A BAD HEADACHE. FINISHED OUT THE DAY AND WENT HOME. CONTINUED TO WORSEN WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.