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Gerken Materials Inc: 8 open mines, 52 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Gerken Materials Inc (MSHA operator ID 0088664) operates 8 open mines with 40 employees in Michigan, Ohio, mostly construction sand and gravel. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 52 citations and orders with $7,978 in proposed penalties, and it reported 6 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA operator ID
- 0088664
- Open mines
- 8
- Employees at open mines
- 40
- States
- Michigan, Ohio
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 52
- Significant and substantial
- 12 (23.1%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $7,978
- Amount paid so far
- $7,978
- Inspections
- 69
- Inspector hours on site
- 580
- Citations per inspection
- 0.75 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 6
- Injury and illness cases
- 6
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
Open mines of Gerken Materials Inc
Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerken Materials- Hillsdale Plant | Gerken Materials Inc | Hillsdale County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Tecumseh Plant | Gerken Materials Inc | Lenawee County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 11 |
| Round Lake Sand and Gravel West Plt | Gerken Materials Inc | Lenawee County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 8 |
| Paulding Aggregates- Jaw # 311-JC01 | Gerken Materials Inc | Paulding County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 8 |
| Clinton Plant | Gerken Materials Inc | Washtenaw County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 7 |
| Jonesville | Gerken Materials Inc | Hillsdale County, MI | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 5 |
| Gerken Materials Inc | Gerken Materials Inc | Wood County, OH | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 3 |
| Defiance Plant | Gerken Materials Inc | Defiance County, OH | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 0 |
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 | 13 | 7 | $1,744 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | $715 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | $3,146 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | $1,208 | 1 |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | $1,165 | 3 |
Standards cited most at Gerken Materials Inc
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 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4203 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15014 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Gerken Materials Inc
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 4 |
What the accident reports at Gerken Materials Inc describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Gerken Materials Inc
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 6 |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 2 |
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.