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: 666 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Zeeb Road has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-01.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Stood as issued
1 · 50%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2021-09-21.
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.
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: 2025-11-05
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
Show the individual readings (16)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-11-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-11-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-11-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.94
0.19
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-11-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-03-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2023-03-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-12-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.65
0.31
Cleanup Man
2018-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2014-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
1.31
0.30
Washer Operator
2014-09-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
0.74
0.49
Cleanup Man
2014-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.65
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-04-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2004-04-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
0.73
0.16
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.
Zeeb Road recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2020.
Injury rate, 2020
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Michigan, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.52 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
8.36
8.36
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
6
2025
7
2024
8
2023
8
2022
8
2021
8
2020
8
2019
10
2018
10
2017
13
2016
12
2015
8
2014
7
2013
7
2012
7
2011
6
2010
7
2009
6
2008
8
2007
10
2006
9
2005
9
2004
9
2003
9
2002
10
2001
8
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Zeeb Road sits in Washtenaw 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.
Washtenaw County, Michigan · Population 368,394
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$87,156
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
3,822
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
2,190
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
3,587
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,437
1
0
225.4
2025 Q2
4,382
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
2,630
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
4,404
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,726
0
0
0.0
Show 98 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
5,033
2
0
397.4
2024 Q1
3,398
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
4,772
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,204
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,399
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,423
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
3,985
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
5,283
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,867
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
3,041
1
1
328.8
2021 Q4
5,107
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
5,335
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
5,043
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
2,986
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
5,453
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
5,841
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,319
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,539
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,186
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
7,308
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
7,294
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,813
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,260
1
0
159.7
2018 Q3
6,980
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,836
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
5,332
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,970
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
8,252
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
8,190
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,710
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,998
1
0
166.7
2016 Q3
8,069
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
7,134
1
1
140.2
2016 Q1
2,729
1
0
366.4
2015 Q4
6,455
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,407
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
4,726
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,850
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
3,697
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,949
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,506
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,171
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,303
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,203
2
0
384.4
2013 Q2
4,864
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,283
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,464
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,901
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,486
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,653
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,046
2
0
656.6
2011 Q3
2,037
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,785
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,018
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,857
2
0
518.5
2010 Q3
5,660
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,590
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,260
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,341
1
0
299.3
2009 Q3
5,675
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,318
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,407
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,795
2
1
527.0
2008 Q3
5,714
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,804
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,089
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
4,916
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
7,204
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,606
1
0
151.4
2007 Q1
3,299
1
0
303.1
2006 Q4
4,634
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,542
4
2
721.8
2006 Q2
2,659
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,840
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,184
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,407
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,557
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,439
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,882
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
6,983
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,892
1
0
169.7
2004 Q1
2,821
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
5,654
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,032
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,340
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,317
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,951
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,850
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
5,933
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,093
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
874
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,887
1
1
204.6
2001 Q2
4,263
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,311
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,622
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,001
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,817
1
1
262.0
2000 Q1
1,016
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2025 · 1 incident
October 2, 2025MI · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was adding coolant to a CAT 980M when the hood came down quickly and knocked the employee back into the catwalk /fender support where the hood came down and rested across employee abdomen.
2022 · 1 incident
August 25, 2022MI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While cutting out a section of damaged conveyor, approximately 8" x 10", to insert a patch the knife slipped out of the conveyor causing employee to stab them-self in the thigh resulting in a laceration requiring 5 staples to close.
2016 · 1 incident
May 16, 2016MI · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was performing a repair to a front end loader. He was removing a cylinder. He had a lifting strap secured to the cylinder he had the other end secured to his truck crane. He was raising the cylinder when it swung he reached for it with his left hand the cylinder pushed his left hand against the frame of the machine resulting in a laceration to his thumb.
2005 · 1 incident
February 24, 2005MI · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Customer truck driver was in a designated tarping area working on his truck. The driver was trying to push a backing pin upward. The pin slipped, pinching his fingers between pin and frame.
2002 · 1 incident
October 24, 2002MI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MATERIAL IS PLACED INT HE FEEDER WITH A LOADER DO TO THE MIX OF CLAY AND ROCK THE MATERIAL PLUGGED THE JAW OPENING. WITH A FIVE FOOT STEEL BAR. EE TRIED TO FREE UP THE OPENING THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PLANT FRAME AND BAR. INJURING HIS RIGHT HAND.
1999 · 1 incident
April 17, 1999MI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON