While lowering welding lead from a belt line, employee was untangling a knot in the wire and slipped and pinched his fingers between the welding lead and the catwalk surface, causing laceration to the back of his right index finger.
Chippewa Falls Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Chippewa Falls Sand Plant has $3K 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
- 14
- Years on record
- 2012–2014
- Latest incident
- Oct 2014
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Chippewa Falls Sand Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q3 | 2,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,726 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 3,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,467 | 1 | 0 | 405.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,813 | 3 | 1 | 1066.5 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,132 | 2 | 0 | 638.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,683 | 1 | 0 | 372.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,633 | 1 | 0 | 379.8 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 14,931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 22,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 27,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 28,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 28,909 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2014 Q4 | 32,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 32,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 34,036 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 34,643 | 3 | 0 | 86.6 |
| 2013 Q4 | 29,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 29,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 32,413 | 1 | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 34,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 26,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 29,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 27,489 | 2 | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2012 Q1 | 24,292 | 7 | 1 | 288.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 16,420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
14 on file2014 · 4 incidents
A maintenance worker was completing prep work for the installation of a belt scale when his tool kicked back and made contact to his left forearm.
Utility Operator while shoveling off a truck on the overload platform felt a pop in tendon of his hand.
Miner felt a sting in his left shoulder. Administered first aid: ice packs and heat treatments. On 3/20/14 employee mentioned the first aid was not working enough. He was sent to occupational health clinic for evaluation. He was released with some restrictions and requires physical therapy. This makes it a medical treatment injury with no lost time days.
2013 · 4 incidents
Prod Supt received voice mail message from employee on Sunday 10/20/13 that employee was going to the doctor for eye irritation. Metal had to be removed from eye at a local medical facility. No incident or specific event was reported on employee's last shift 10/18/13. The incident is still being investigated.
Employee pinched left little finger while setting steel
IE was installing conduit in a 18" trench for temporary power to a contractor's job trailer when he went to step out of trench he felt pain in his right lower calf. IE was transported to medical facility where he was diagnosed with a muscle strain and partial tendon rupture. IE was prescribed a pain reliever and given restrictions to not climb ladders.
While working on an auger employee twisted body and felt his back shift.
2012 · 6 incidents
While inspecting overhead water lines employee fell causing right leg to get scraped and a small puncture wound just above knee.
Employee was struck on the head by a cluster of sand that fell from an overhead conveyor.
Employee slipped on some sand and fell backwards causing a sternal fracture.
cover fell on left big toe
EE had seizure causing same level fall, causing him to sustain laceration requiring stitches. MD report states seizures are medical condition, not occupational injury/illness. This will be treated as non-recordable injury.
Employee mis-stepped, tripped and fell while climbing stairs.
The full compliance file on Chippewa Falls Sand Plant
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.