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.
157 citations across 1,027 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.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
30citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 30%
Stood as issued
20 · 67%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 3%
93%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 15 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $9K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-06-26.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2019-11-20, 6 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Arsenic fumes1
Beryllium fumes1
Cadmium oxide fumes1
Show the individual readings (21)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-11-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-11-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2019-11-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Ground Control/Timberman
2017-05-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Building Repair/Maint.
2017-05-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Building Repair/Maint.
2012-02-15
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Copper fumes
0.67
100
0.01
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Iron oxide fumes
0.03
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Lead fumes
0
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Manganese fumes
0.02
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2012-02-15
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Capitol Sand recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Wisconsin, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 7.85 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
4
2025
5
2024
5
2023
5
2022
6
2021
6
2020
5
2019
7
2018
6
2017
8
2016
10
2015
9
2014
9
2013
9
2012
9
2011
9
2010
9
2009
8
2008
11
2007
11
2006
11
2005
11
2004
11
2003
11
2002
10
2001
10
2000
10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Capitol Sand sits in Dane County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 564,777
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,108
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
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, 2024WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 2023WI · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerHANDLING 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, 2022WI · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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, 1995WI · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.
June 28, 1992WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS