Mining Incidents

Portable #2 Metal/Non-Metal

New Berlin, Waukesha County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4702547

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2014–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$5,174
proposed penalties
$3,417
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 1,320 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,148 1 0 871.1
2025 Q2 1,213 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,195 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 731 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 921 1 1 1085.8
2024 Q2 963 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 976 2 0 2049.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

May 8, 2024 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Johnson Sand & Gravel Incorporated · Fall from machine

EE and another employee were replacing the protector flap on the 1955 Kohlman Conveyor. It had rained the night before and the conveyor was wet. EE's foot slipped off the frame of the conveyor EE was standing on causing EE to fall and break EE's wrist. EE was wearing fall protection.

2023 · 1 incident

November 6, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Johnson Sand & Gravel Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

Employee tripped on the step coming out of the scale house fell and hit head on the truck. Supervisor drove EE to the ER. ER put staples in to close the gash.

2022 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

March 14, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Johnson Sand & Gravel Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An EE found EE laying on the ground - flat on his back 15 feet from his car at 10:00 AM. Car door was open. Engine was shut off. Front end loader was not started or unplugged. Scale house door was still locked. EE's cell phone was in his pocket. The EE called 911 - local police arrived 5 minutes after the call. Paramedics arrived not long after.