Mining Incidents

Highway 53 Metal/Non-Metal

Blair, Trempealeau County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4703717

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
82
citations
13
significant & substantial
$13,847
proposed penalties
$10,346
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 27,067 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 26,394 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 24,479 12 1 490.2
2025 Q1 25,585 4 2 156.3
2024 Q4 25,953 1 1 38.5
2024 Q3 27,145 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 27,288 5 1 183.2
2024 Q1 28,887 3 0 103.9
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

2023 · 2 incidents

July 21, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured employee was disassembling a gear box when the injured employee pinched a finger between the housing and bolt causing a puncture to the finger. Right hand - fifth digit.

June 20, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee stated was reaching for tool when EE pinched finger between aerial lift and stationary framework.

2022 · 1 incident

March 1, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner walked on the opposite side of a feed hopper/crusher from where a loader operator was working. Miner thought EE had enough time to get by before any material movement. A combination of sand and rock went over striking the miner in the right shoulder area causing a contusion.

2020 · 1 incident

August 27, 2020 WI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Fall from ladders

working on a 3 step ladder was attempting to tighten a bolt. Wrench slipped off the bolt forcing the IP to fall off the 3 step ladder landing on right side and elbow causing a cut to the elbow.

2018 · 1 incident

February 12, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was loosening a jam nut on a Rotex arm when the jam nut unexpectedly broke free causing the employees hand to slam forward into the rotex arm.

2017 · 1 incident

August 10, 2017 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was working on pulling a bearing off of a shaft. EE was inching it out to allow enough space to place a strap on, but the grease on the shaft caused the cover plate and bearing to slip off and fall. The bearing and cover plate landed on the top right of miners foot.

2015 · 1 incident

July 21, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Products, WI, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The independent contractor's employee was lowering a jack to reposition it. While lowering the jack he pinched his little finger on his left hand between the jack and a 2" x 4" piece of wood.