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Speedbowl Metal/Non-Metal

Rufer & Son Excavating, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Russell J Ruffer

Monroe, Green County, WI · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4702709

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2006–2025
Latest incident: Nov 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$9,464

proposed penalties

$9,464

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2,131	0	0.0
2025 Q3	2,622	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,978	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,002	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,726	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,160	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,912	3	1030.2
2024 Q1	1,337	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 24, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE

Rufer & Son Excavating, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

After operating hours and after employees were gone for the day a plane crashed into the crushing plant. The occupants of the aircraft were pronounced dead on scene.

2007 · 1 incident

December 3, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rufer & Son Excavating, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped and fell on ice - landing on his back. Complained of sore rib.

2006 · 1 incident

January 31, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rufer & Son Excavating, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Entering cab of wheel loader and foot slipped off of step. The slip caused him to bruise his thigh. The swelling was of concern so he went to see a doctor to make sure everything was ok.