Mining Incidents

Capitol Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
Cross Plains, Dane County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700788

Capitol Sand has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1989–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
155
citations
33
significant & substantial
$37,379
proposed penalties
$36,946
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $433 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
1,015
inspection hours
15.3
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.
155 citations across 1,015 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Capitol Sand has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-01.
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 2,006 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,057 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,175 1 0 315.0
2025 Q1 1,426 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,238 3 0 1340.5
2024 Q3 2,639 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,162 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,734 3 1 1730.1
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,478 1 0 676.6
2023 Q3 2,988 1 0 334.7
2023 Q2 2,612 1 0 382.8
2023 Q1 1,663 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,950 4 1 2051.3
2022 Q3 3,286 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,452 7 0 2027.8
2022 Q1 2,167 1 0 461.5
2021 Q4 2,547 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,171 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,419 1 0 292.5
2021 Q1 2,025 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,941 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,731 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,954 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 765 2 0 2614.4
2019 Q4 3,341 1 0 299.3
2019 Q3 2,780 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,947 1 1 202.1
2019 Q1 2,721 1 0 367.5
2018 Q4 3,312 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,130 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,397 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,095 6 0 1465.2
2016 Q3 5,032 2 0 397.5
2016 Q2 4,219 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,640 5 1 1373.6
2015 Q4 4,517 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,047 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,594 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,320 2 0 463.0
2014 Q3 5,231 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,962 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,835 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,384 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,462 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,708 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,294 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,590 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,956 13 5 3286.1
2011 Q4 4,458 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,843 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,529 3 0 662.4
2011 Q1 2,600 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,778 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,703 4 0 850.5
2010 Q2 4,529 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,818 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,760 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,840 26 11 5371.9
2009 Q2 4,655 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,377 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,060 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,353 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,134 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,237 8 1 1888.1
2007 Q3 5,167 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,584 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,977 5 0 1004.6
2006 Q3 5,537 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,470 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,206 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,748 4 0 695.9
2005 Q3 5,748 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,230 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,950 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,206 7 3 1127.9
2004 Q3 6,558 4 1 609.9
2004 Q2 5,987 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,441 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,562 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,307 5 1 792.8
2003 Q2 6,008 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,735 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,539 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,745 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,668 6 2 1058.6
2002 Q1 5,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,778 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,997 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,425 3 0 553.0
2001 Q1 4,964 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,707 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,543 3 0 458.5
2000 Q2 5,909 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,054 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 28, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was preparing to climb up into the loader. EE placed EE's right foot on the bottom rung of the loader ladder, pushed up and felt some pain. Employee sought medical treatment and was Dx with a RT knee strain. On 2/3/25 we were notified EE was referred to Physical Therapy. Reporting within 10 Days.

2024 · 1 incident

January 8, 2024 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was performing maintenance on a discharge cone. EE lifted a wear plate up 12" when EE felt pain in left groin. EE sought medical treatment & was diagnosed with a strain. On 1/17/24 we received notice the EE was referred to PT.

2023 · 1 incident

May 19, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Our employee was cleaning overflow material out of a cone crusher when they pinched their right ring finger between two rocks, causing a laceration and damaging the fingernail. They sought medical treatment and were also given a finger splint.

2022 · 1 incident

September 29, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rubber belt with utility knife and the knife slipped, cutting EE's left thumb. EE sought medical treatment and received stitches.

2019 · 1 incident

August 19, 2019 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Payne & Dolan, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On August 27th, employee advised EE had been hospitalized due to flu like symptoms. After multiple tests employee state EE was diagnosed with a water type pneumonia. Medical records have been requested to verify work relatedness, but they have not been received to date.

1995 · 1 incident

March 30, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING TO REPAIR BRAKE SYSTEM ON CRANE, HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN AIR CYLINDER AND BOLT.

1994 · 1 incident

February 2, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Capitol Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO ACCIDENT - CARPEL TULNNEL SYNDRONE - SLOW DEVELOPING ILLNESS

1992 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Capitol Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

54736YEE WAS REPLACING PLUG IN SPEED REDUCER ON CONVEYOR.CONVEYOR MOVED FORWARD AND PINNED EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE BUCKET OF 450 LOADER WITH A GUARD ON THE V-BELTS ON THE CONVEYOR.EMPLOYEES LEFT 28643DER AREA WAS LACERATED.

1990 · 1 incident

April 30, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capitol Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING CONV WITH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF KNUCKLE OF R HAND THUMB 5 STITCHES

1989 · 1 incident

August 30, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Capitol Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO ACCIDENT, CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROM SLOW DEVELOPING ILLNESS.

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The full compliance file on Capitol Sand

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.