Mining Incidents

Linck-Unit #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Oswald R Kinas
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702850

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
70
citations
16
significant & substantial
$18,095
proposed penalties
$15,309
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 1,829 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,267 1 0 441.1
2025 Q2 1,135 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 1,532 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,092 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,366 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 960 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

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 15, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE turned around to exit the skid loader, EE stepped down from the platform onto the flat part of the bucket, EE's left foot somehow slipped from out beneath EE, and EE landed on the ground and heard a pop and EE knew EE hurt EE's ankle.

2014 · 1 incident

November 10, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Worker was trying to start electric water pump and won't start so he reset pump and pulled start lever on electric box and box blew up knocking worker backwards and breaking left thumb.

2012 · 2 incidents

December 7, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped with Knife doing Belt Repair

March 21, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was knocking mud off a roller, missed the roller hitting his left thumb. His left thumb has a laceration/open fracture.

2011 · 1 incident

August 26, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing Jig from Impactor Blow Bars, he pulled back on it & it came back faster then he could not get his hand out of the way. The jig smashed his hand between the jig and the cat walk on impactor.

2010 · 1 incident

November 29, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was putting out a pump to remove surface water. He slipped on an ice chunk and fell. Employee sprained left shoulder and bruised left elbow.

2009 · 1 incident

June 22, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Raising a conveyor with a cable ring gear style crank. The handle of the crank slipped out of his hands and the handle hit the top of his left foot, causing a metatarsal fracture.

2008 · 1 incident

April 2, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was on cat walk pulling cable back. Cable was stuck on something and when it released from what it was caught on, employee fell backwards, losing balance. He fell through the opening between the railings, which was about an 8'-10' fall. Resulted in an injury to the head and left shoulder.

2000 · 1 incident

June 29, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Linck Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING LANCING GEAR ON STACKER WITH ANOTHER EE TO GET PIN OUT, WHEN EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.