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Vella Pit, Washtenaw County, Michigan: 18 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Vella Pit is an active construction sand and gravel surface mine in Washtenaw County, Michigan, operated by Mid Michigan Materials Vella Pit with 8 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2000872). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 18 citations and orders there with $2,275 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2000872
- Status
- Active since October 15, 2021
- Main commodity
- Construction sand and gravel
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Ann Arbor
- Operator
- Mid Michigan Materials Vella Pit
- Employees
- 8
- MSHA field office
- Lansing MI Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 18
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (16.7%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $2,275
- Amount paid so far
- $2,275
- Inspections
- 13
- Inspector hours on site
- 121
- Citations per inspection
- 1.38 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 30, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($151 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | $1,262 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | $715 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | $147 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Vella Pit
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15014 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Other open mines in Washtenaw County, Michigan
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH Portable | Stone Material Handling LP | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 17 |
| United Dredging Y106 | United Dredging | Washtenaw County, MI | Sand, common | 1 | 15 |
| Niethammer Transport | Niethammer Transport, Inc. | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 11 |
| Clinton Plant | Gerken Materials Inc | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 7 |
| Pleasant Lake Aggregates | American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 5 |
| Zeeb Road | Michigan Paving and Materials Company | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 4 |
| Powerscreen | TR Transport LLC | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Amrize Manchester Sand and Gravel | Amrize Great Lakes Inc. | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Stoneco Burmeister | Michigan Paving and Materials Company | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 2 |
| Holly Pit | Holly Disposal Inc | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Lippman Plant #2 | Cardinal Aggregates | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.