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Patterson Road Metal/Non-Metal

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Surface

Controlled by CRH PLC

Wavland, Allegan County, MI · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 2002995

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2005–2025
Latest incident: Jul 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$7,742

proposed penalties

$7,742

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	6,435	0	0.0
2025 Q2	7,861	1	127.2
2025 Q1	1,420	1	704.2
2024 Q3	7,205	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,076	0	0.0
2023 Q4	7,487	0	0.0
2023 Q3	8,853	0	0.0
2023 Q2	2,716	3	1104.6

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

February 27, 2020 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Four employees were installing a steel plate. The plate was 20' wide x 8' high x 1" thick. A small loader put the forks against the plate 5 feet up. The operator re-position the forks 3 feet lower so employee 1 could stand on forks and get a better reach. The plate became unstable and fell on top of employee 1, pinning the employee.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 2 incidents

July 23, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing roller frame and as they were trying to lower it to the ground, the frame twisted and caused a laceration to the employee's arm

May 29, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was cleaning a belt roller when it popped off and smashed EE's finger between the roller and angle iron

2023 · 1 incident

August 7, 2023 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by flying object

miner was struck with impact wrench on lip and received 4 stiches

2015 · 1 incident

September 17, 2015 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was removing a fuel feed tube from a portable fuel tank when the feed tube swung and bounced off the portable tank and struck the employee on the left inner bicep. The feed tube was sharp on the end causing a laceration needing sutures.

2005 · 1 incident

September 15, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

South Kent Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing material that was lodged in the jaw crusher. A rock struck his finger causing a laceration.