Gerke Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Changing screens, spring broke rod popped off and hit miner on top of hard hat. Contusion to forehead from impact of hard hat to head.
Gerke Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Gerke Excavating Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Richard A Gerke
Tomah,
Monroe County,
WI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4703357
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2013–2020
- Latest incident
- Jan 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
63
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,139
proposed penalties
$8,063
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 | 988 | 1 | 0 | 1012.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,921 | 2 | 0 | 1041.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 445 | 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
2 on file2020 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Gerke Excavating Inc · Struck by falling object
While performing clean up duties, a rock fell off of the conveyor striking the employee in the top of the ear. Employee was wearing full PPE, including a hardhat, safety glasses and steel toe boots. Sutures were required for the top of the ear.