Mining Incidents

Marinette County Pits Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michele Biehl
Marinette, Marinette County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702808

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
37
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,997
proposed penalties
$3,997
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
2019 Q4 1,048 5 1 4771.0
2019 Q3 2,021 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,667 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,245 1 0 803.2
2018 Q3 1,985 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,513 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 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

5 on file

2014 · 1 incident

August 11, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Biehl Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was performing some maintenance work using a grinder and got something in his eye.

2012 · 1 incident

August 29, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Biehl Excavating Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking in quarry and tripped and fell on left shoulder due to uneven surface. Employee has now been diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. At this point, our employee will continue to work his regular duty job but may have surgery this winter.

2005 · 1 incident

October 19, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Biehl Excavating Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHING PLANT WHEN BLOCKING SLIPPED & CAUSED MACHINE PART TO FALL & HIT EE'S HAND. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER.

2004 · 1 incident

September 6, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Biehl Excavating Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO OFFICE UNTIL 9/28/04 AFTER HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE SAID ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SCREEN WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE CRUSHER WHEN HIS LEG WENT THROUGH. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE DATE. THE KNEE STARTED TO BE REALLY PAINFUL AND SWOLLEN SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 9/26/04.

2003 · 1 incident

October 13, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Biehl Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON MOTOR. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND FRAME. HIS HAND GOT TWISTED AROUND BY THE MOTOR. CUT ON RIGHT HAND, SPRAINED 4TH FINGER RIGHT HAND.