Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Hausz Bros. Inc. · Surface
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700068

Portable Plant #1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
17
significant & substantial
$7,336
proposed penalties
$7,336
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
347
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 347 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Plant #1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,277 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,586 0 0 0.0
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 1,512 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 285 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,393 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,138 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,933 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 2,524 3 0 1188.6
2012 Q3 2,276 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,373 6 4 2528.4
2012 Q1 89 1 0 11236.0
2011 Q4 1,183 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,451 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,549 18 4 7061.6
2011 Q1 490 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,468 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,510 4 1 1593.6
2010 Q2 2,711 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 402 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,585 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,532 3 2 1184.8
2009 Q2 2,346 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 885 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,437 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,987 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,754 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,038 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,822 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,832 6 0 2118.6
2007 Q2 2,860 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,082 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,595 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,864 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,844 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,165 1 0 461.9
2005 Q4 2,062 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,976 5 0 1680.1
2005 Q2 2,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,315 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,792 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,017 3 1 994.4
2004 Q2 2,205 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 739 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,135 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,172 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,936 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 835 1 0 1197.6
2002 Q4 2,523 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,940 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,619 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,983 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,821 7 3 2481.4
2001 Q3 2,670 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,610 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,255 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,563 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,721 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,855 3 2 1617.3
2000 Q1 1,877 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 20, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hausz Bros. Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE noted that his right arm had been stiff and sore and that he could see a doctor when he was done with his shift. He was diagnosed with tendonitis in the right arm caused by repeated motion like operating loader bucket controls to turning a wrench while doing maintenance and also shoveling and hammering. He was given a shot of cortisone.

2000 · 1 incident

June 23, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hausz Bros. Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LADDER ENTERING LOADER AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW.

1989 · 1 incident

October 19, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hausz Bros. Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK IN HOPPER SMASHED FINGER.

1988 · 1 incident

June 3, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hausz Bros. Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISASSEMBLING CRUSHING EQUIPMENT, SREW JACK SLIPPED AND CUT HAND.

1987 · 1 incident

September 8, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hausz Bros. Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPRING ON EMERG9NCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON LOADER CUT HAND DURING REPAIRS

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The full compliance file on Portable Plant #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.