Mining Incidents

Universal #1: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Paul C. Miller Co. · Surface
Controlled by Russell P Miller
Sparta, Kent County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002509

Universal #1 has $901 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
1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$901
proposed penalties
$901
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
13
inspections on record
127
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: 127 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Universal #1 has $901 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.
$901
proposed penalties
$901
current assessed
$901
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-01.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
64.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.1% low, 92.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Paul C. Miller Co. 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 2
2005 2
2004 3
2003 3
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Universal #1 sits in Kent County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Kent County, Michigan · Population 658,844
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$80,390
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
2006 Q2 965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 1,551 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,441 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,298 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,638 3 0 1831.5
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 1,538 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 481 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,593 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,411 8 2 5669.7
2003 Q2 1,650 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,427 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,377 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,852 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,586 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,030 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,804 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 480 1 0 2083.3
2000 Q4 1,989 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,490 2 0 1342.3
2000 Q2 2,209 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

November 1, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paul C. Miller Co. · Fall from machine

HE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN LOADER AND FELL.