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WSG Wash Plant: 33 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Wuebben Sand & Gravel Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jed D Wuebben
Mohawk, MI, Keweenaw County, MI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2003017

WSG Wash Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
Aug 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
33
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,290
proposed penalties
$2,169
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $121 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
39
inspections on record
378
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: 378 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WSG Wash Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 4 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
$2
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $643 in penalties contested before the Commission, $524 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-25.
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.
9.1%
significant & substantial
3.0%
high negligence or reckless
9.1%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 48.5% low, 48.5% moderate, 3.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
9 citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
  • Settled 9 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$643 proposed, $524 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-07-01.
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
LAKE 2007-60M Settlement Barbour 2008 $351 → $314
LAKE 2004-151M Settlement Weisberger 2005 $120 → $50
LAKE 2009-545M Settlement 2010 $100 → $100
LAKE 2004-40M Settlement Lesnick 2005 $72 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2021-05-24, 5 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
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. Pebbles Inc 1997 to 2022
  2. Wuebben Sand & Gravel Inc 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 1
2025 2
2024 2
2023 2
2022 1
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WSG Wash Plant sits in Keweenaw County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Keweenaw County, Michigan · Population 2,106
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$53,893
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
2026 Q2 899 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,501 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 433 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 483 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,088 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 693 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 340 3 0 8823.5
2023 Q3 659 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 666 6 1 9009.0
2022 Q4 374 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 763 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 420 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 401 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 612 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 481 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 952 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 197 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 404 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 929 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 462 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 403 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 343 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 455 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 772 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 572 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 556 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 347 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 439 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 842 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 338 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 380 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 531 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 264 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 303 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 217 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 256 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 580 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 351 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 346 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 544 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 242 2 0 8264.5
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 524 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 412 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 333 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 614 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 337 1 0 2967.4
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 251 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 427 1 0 2341.9
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 341 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 332 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 293 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 517 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 478 5 1 10460.3
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 341 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 525 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 542 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 419 1 1 2386.6
2004 Q3 881 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 516 3 0 5814.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 573 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 722 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 486 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 353 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 907 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 467 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 352 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 478 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 384 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 605 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

August 6, 2018 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pebbles Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted back pulling screen keeper--twisted position while pulling was contributing factor. Later in day employee stepped from last step on loader to ground and felt extreme pain. Pre-existing arthritis and stepping down contributed to accident. Immediate chiropractic adjustment and one day of rest relieved condition as it always does and employee returned to duty.

2017 · 1 incident

August 25, 2017 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pebbles Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt R. knee pop stepping from loader. On Mon. It felt as if it gave out on ee. Dr. thinks it might be a torn meniscus. Over the counter medication being taken and to see Dr. again in 2 weeks if not fully recovered.