Mining Incidents

Amrize Battle Creek Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
KALAMAZOO, Calhoun County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002780

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,437
proposed penalties
$6,437
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
2025 Q4 2,345 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,177 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,188 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 864 1 0 1157.4
2024 Q3 3,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,231 2 0 619.0
2024 Q1 1,869 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,654 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

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

April 18, 2022 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a 3-lb hammer to hit a wrench in order to loosen a nut on a threaded rod on the motor mount of the slurry pump. The hammer deflected off a guard onto the back of left hand, resulting in injury. X-ray diagnostics showed a fractured bone.

2021 · 1 incident

January 13, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE received laceration on Left Middle FInger while setting feeder floor on the primary crusher springs. One spring got caught up on feeder table, EE tried to line feeder table up with spring, in doing so the EE's hand got stuck between the spring and the feeder table causing a laceration on finger.

2017 · 1 incident

July 21, 2017 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was manually spinning the sand pump shaft by using hands to rotate the v-belts on the pump to check impeller clearance. EE finger got caught between the v-belts and motor sheave as ee was turning the belts

2014 · 1 incident

November 13, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meyer Material CO, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in maintenance activities within the shop to loosen a housing on a water pump. The employees finger was struck by the hammer being used causing laceration and fracture to the left ring finger.

2005 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

August 2, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED AND FELL AT TOP OF STAIRS, EE FELL 10 FEET HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STAIRS & HANDRAIL, THE EE'S HAND WAS AMPUTATED IN THE PROCESS.