Mining Incidents

BLAU PIT Metal/Non-Metal

LYCON Inc · Surface
Janesville, Columbia County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4701414

BLAU PIT has $874 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$874
proposed penalties
$874
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
337
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 337 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BLAU PIT has $874 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$874
proposed penalties
$874
current assessed
$874
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 626 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 342 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 678 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 236 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 255 0 0 0.0
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 649 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 677 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 265 1 0 3773.6
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 557 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 458 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 319 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 584 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 349 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 496 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 254 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 211 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 326 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 161 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 645 1 0 1550.4
2014 Q2 161 1 0 6211.2
2011 Q4 27 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 262 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 274 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 61 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 951 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 727 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 192 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 668 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 544 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 198 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 304 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 463 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 182 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 558 1 0 1792.1
2007 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 469 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 759 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 735 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 693 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 569 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 779 1 0 1283.7
2005 Q3 592 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 856 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 448 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 865 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,023 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 767 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 525 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 612 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 862 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 764 2 0 2617.8
2003 Q1 465 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 451 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 678 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 614 1 0 1628.7
2002 Q1 424 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 710 2 1 2816.9
2001 Q2 794 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 508 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 403 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 768 1 0 1302.1
2000 Q1 392 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 7, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LYCON Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR CATWALK.

1993 · 1 incident

April 2, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LYCON Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING RUBBBER HOSE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT PALM OF HAND

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