Oconto Falls, WI, Oconto County,
WI
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702284
Blazek Pit has $7K 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
6
Years on record
1992–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
26
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,927
proposed penalties
$6,927
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
33
inspections on record
336
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: 336 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blazek Pit has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-07.
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
135
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
333
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
145
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
394
1
0
2538.1
2024 Q2
254
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
837
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
981
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
230
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
217
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
287
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
176
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
212
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
147
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
141
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6
2
0
333333.3
2020 Q4
232
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
272
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
439
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
321
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
877
1
1
1140.3
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
1,027
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,103
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
454
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
477
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
650
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,238
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
324
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
520
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
320
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
1,204
2
1
1661.1
2015 Q3
165
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
803
2
0
2490.7
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
392
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
665
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
146
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
376
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
177
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
202
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
283
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
835
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
41
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
261
4
3
15325.7
2011 Q3
318
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
434
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
1,235
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
298
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,009
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
301
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
454
1
0
2202.6
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
445
2
1
4494.4
2008 Q2
1,105
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
876
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
716
2
0
2793.3
2007 Q2
554
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,545
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
447
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
852
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,059
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,433
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
776
1
1
1288.7
2005 Q3
345
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
854
2
0
2341.9
2005 Q1
1,265
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
104
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
110
2
1
18181.8
2004 Q2
140
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,414
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
907
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
679
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
183
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,552
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,280
1
1
781.2
2002 Q3
227
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,800
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
840
3
0
3571.4
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
945
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,800
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
669
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,000
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,484
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2011 · 1 incident
October 18, 2011WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Miner entered area restricted by chain while operation was in progress. Front end loader was being used to feed grizzly of primary crusher. Miner has had all required training and refresher training - used poor judgement. All PPE and guarding was in place.
2000 · 1 incident
April 19, 2000WI · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE ROCK ON THE GROUND BY LIFTING OR ROLLING ROCK BY HAND. INCURRED A BACK STRAIN. SAW HIS CHIROPRACTOR THAT AFTERNOON. OFF WORK STARTING ON APRIL 6TH WITH NO LITE DUTY PERMI TTED BY DR. WILL RE-CHECK WITH DR. ON APRIL 13, 1998.
1993 · 2 incidents
July 15, 1993WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTRIKING OR BUMPING
WAS WALKING AROUND INCRUSHER PLANT AREA, WALKED INTO A BEAM. WAS NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WALKED. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR, THEN RETURNED TO WORK THAT DAY. NOT A SERIOUS INJURY.
January 7, 1993WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS CLIMBING ON GRIZZLY GRATE OF CRUSHER MACHINE, HE SLIPPED ON GRATE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND TH EIRON GRATE. SMASHED AND SPLIT END OF INDEX FINGER.
1992 · 1 incident
May 6, 1992WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LARGE STONE FELL ON HIS FOOT, LEFT FOOT INSTEP, BRUISED, POSSIBLE FRACTURE. HE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY BIN IN SIDE OF CRUSHER. CRUSHER WAS SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
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