Top Grade Aggregates, LLC operator
Controlled by
Thomas Brink; Ross Veltema
MSHA operator ID: 0149975
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2022–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
232
citations
53
significant & substantial
$48,392
proposed penalties
$48,392
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
99
inspections on record
1,276
inspection hours
18.2
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.232 citations across 1,276 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$48K
proposed penalties
$48K
current assessed
$48K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
232 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
1
2022
1
Mines on record
- Ionia Pit MI
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