Mining Incidents

Linck-Unit #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Oswald R Kinas
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702849

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
37
citations
12
significant & substantial
$13,593
proposed penalties
$13,593
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 851 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,182 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,256 1 0 796.2
2025 Q1 433 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 216 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 577 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 758 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 170 0 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

7 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 19, 2020 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on Breaker tightening down the feeder crossbar with a chain & binder when hook on binder broke off and hit EE in the right corner of mouth.

2019 · 1 incident

June 25, 2019 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Cleaning Cone w/harness on, used shovel for support and it broke, EE fell onto railing onto EE's face and EE's sunglasses cut eye cheek and EE broke EE's nose.

2017 · 1 incident

2007 · 2 incidents

September 5, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing down the ladder on the loader; he bumped his elbow on the ladder. He continued working and let us know about it as an FYI. On Thursday afternoon he re-bumped his elbow. As of Thursday evening he was just staying home to rest it. Friday, turns out, his elbow had an infection underneath skin. There was no broken skin from either elbow bump.

May 4, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

An experienced miner of 28 years was operating a feed loader digging shot rock from the bank to feed the crusher. Approx. 7:30 am he struck a hard spot in the bank and the loader came to a sudden stop. He experienced a sharp pain in his lower back, and he could not move his legs without a lot of pain.

2006 · 1 incident

October 19, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Stepping down onto a fuel tank, lost balance and had to jump approx. 6 feet, landing improper and injured right knee when landed.

2005 · 1 incident

September 15, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Heart attack - Death.