Mining Incidents

CRUSHING UNIT #5 Metal/Non-Metal

B R Amon & Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Thomas R Amon
Elkhorn, Walworth County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702813

CRUSHING UNIT #5 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
6
Years on record
1989–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,065
proposed penalties
$3,065
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
20
inspections on record
233
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: 233 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CRUSHING UNIT #5 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-07.
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
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 779 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,625 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,365 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,198 3 0 2504.2
2011 Q3 1,690 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 71 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,484 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 862 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 451 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,388 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 813 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 141 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 874 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,638 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,503 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 1,852 3 0 1619.9
2005 Q3 2,103 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,967 6 0 3050.3
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,665 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,204 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,758 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 375 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,695 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,965 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,604 2 1 1246.9
2003 Q1 212 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 957 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 927 2 0 2157.5
2002 Q2 1,114 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 279 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,313 4 1 3046.5
2001 Q3 1,460 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,561 7 1 4484.3
2001 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,331 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,535 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,454 1 1 687.8
2000 Q1 198 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2012 · 1 incident

July 29, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

University student trespassed, worked his way through heavy brush and jumped, fell or was pushed over quarry highwall.

2004 · 1 incident

August 16, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Removing fuel nozzle from fuel tank at end of fueling operation. ee slipped as the nozzle was being pulled out. he fell backward on to the side of a bucket of another loading pantead nearby.

1995 · 1 incident

July 15, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TOGGLE PLATE WHEN THE SUPPORT FOR THE JAW BROKE CAUSING THE JAW TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE

1992 · 1 incident

July 28, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING LADDER ON CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A BOARD LAYING ON GROUND.

1991 · 1 incident

January 2, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

PINCHED THUMB ATTEMPTING TO START A FROZEN CONVEYOR BELT.

1989 · 1 incident

August 16, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
B R Amon & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER OCLEANING UP RAMP AREA AT CRUSHER WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A FRONT END LOADER ;WHICH WAS BACKING DOWN RAMP WHILE FEEDING CRUSHER

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