Vella Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Mid Michigan Materials Vella Pit
· Surface
Controlled by
Chris Peyerk; James A Jacob
ANN ARBOR,
Washtenaw County,
MI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2000872
Vella Pit has $4K 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
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
37
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,257
proposed penalties
$4,257
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
51
inspections on record
611
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: 611 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Vella Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,135 | 1 | 0 | 194.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,924 | 1 | 0 | 342.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,574 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,038 | 1 | 0 | 165.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 5,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,995 | 5 | 1 | 1251.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 6,256 | 4 | 1 | 639.4 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 5,713 | 5 | 1 | 875.2 |
| 2021 Q4 | 6,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 5,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 6,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 5,413 | 1 | 0 | 184.7 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,953 | 1 | 0 | 512.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 3215.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,387 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,209 | 1 | 0 | 311.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,032 | 2 | 0 | 984.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,686 | 1 | 0 | 372.3 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,390 | 2 | 0 | 836.8 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,505 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,070 | 1 | 0 | 325.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,610 | 2 | 0 | 766.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,900 | 1 | 0 | 526.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,894 | 1 | 0 | 528.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,976 | 1 | 0 | 336.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,879 | 2 | 0 | 694.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,861 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,113 | 2 | 0 | 642.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,509 | 1 | 0 | 285.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,109 | 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.
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The full compliance file on Vella Pit
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.