Mining Incidents

JANESVILLE PIT AND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Janesville, Rock County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700862

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2018
Latest incident
Feb 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
170
citations
25
significant & substantial
$26,000
proposed penalties
$22,828
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 5,046 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,661 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,382 1 0 156.7
2025 Q1 4,220 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,853 5 2 854.3
2024 Q3 6,552 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,595 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,678 1 0 213.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2018 · 1 incident

February 13, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

Miner began to ascend front-end loader ladder, grabbed both side ladder rails and went to step on first rung, foot slipped off rung and caught fall with arms jarring right shoulder.

2016 · 1 incident

July 14, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing brush from behind Olson Bins, stepped over a pile of brush, ground was further away then what was expected, foot hit solid ground and injured knee. Contributing factor was human error, not paying attention to footing. This is a pre-existing condition-happened at previous employer about a year ago, same leg and same knee.

2015 · 1 incident

August 17, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Another miner was using a pry bar to close door on train car. IE was using a hammer to hit the lock on. The train car door sprung open and yanked the pry bar from the miner's hands hitting IE on the left side temple.

2011 · 1 incident

August 15, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting conveyor belt using a utility knife and cut left hand between thumb and forefinger. Miner received five (5) sutures.

2008 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

February 23, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Flash burns (welding)

Welding. Welding flash burns.

2004 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OUT OF SKIDSTEER LOADER, MISSED STEP, LEG WENT BETWEEN SKIDSTEER AND BUCKET. LEG BECAME WEDGED, FELL TO LEFT, STRAINED KNEE.

January 27, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Janesville Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

UNLOADING ITEMS FROM BUCKET OF SKID STEER LOADER, SLIPPED ON STEEL INSIDE.