Mining Incidents

Sweet/Pullman Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Chicora, Allegan County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002371

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
41
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,873
proposed penalties
$4,873
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q4 29 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,314 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,350 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,065 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 621 1 0 1610.3
2021 Q4 1,166 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,450 1 0 408.2
2020 Q4 642 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 15, 2022 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employees were changing a hydraulic hose on a Loader and had locked out accordingly. One employee was loosening the final bolts that secure the hose, hydraulic fluid sprayed into the employees face and up EE's nose. After the employee flushed their eyes, they blew their nose this created pressure in their eye, which subsequently swelled up.

2018 · 1 incident

April 9, 2018 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Fall from machine

On 4/9/18 a third party trucking company driver was exiting cab at the Sweet S&G facility, when the driver's foot slipped on some built up ice on the truck step, causing driver to fall to the ground and injure ribs. It was later determined that the driver had broke a couple ribs from the fall.

2003 · 1 incident

November 20, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Industries Northeast Regi · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS FEEDING REPAIRED DRIVE CHAIN ONTO SPROCKET. THE CHAIN TURNED ON THE OPERATOR CAUSING LEFT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAINAND AXLE.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 30, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Industries Northeast Regi · Struck against stationary object

EE ATTACHING A NUT BROUGHT HIS HAND BACK TOWARDS HIS BODY AND WAS CUT ON A BURR.

March 12, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Aggregate Industries Northeast Regi · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEELING ON KNEES ALL DAY WELDING. AT THE END OF SHIFT FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. DIAGNOSIS IS A RUPTURED LEFT BURSA.

2001 · 1 incident