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Custer Crushing Spread Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tim Sonnentag
Marathon, WI, Portage County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703453

Custer Crushing Spread 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
9
Years on record
2008–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
38
citations
10
significant & substantial
$6,893
proposed penalties
$6,893
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
30
inspections on record
343
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: 343 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Custer Crushing Spread 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
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 263 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 489 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 199 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 113 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,408 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,092 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,631 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,376 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,025 1 0 493.8
2022 Q2 342 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 1,591 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,108 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,343 2 0 1489.2
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 1,385 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,547 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,829 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,236 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 176 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,092 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,953 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,664 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,073 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,507 1 0 663.6
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,897 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,978 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 441 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 202 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 450 1 1 2222.2
2016 Q3 2,719 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 833 10 4 12004.8
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,632 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,086 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,213 7 2 3163.1
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 2,502 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,867 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,569 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 619 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,015 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,219 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,221 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 474 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,364 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,305 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,445 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 575 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,604 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,637 3 1 1137.7
2011 Q1 579 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,441 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,142 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,394 8 1 3341.7
2010 Q1 742 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,335 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,917 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 466 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 249 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,615 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,238 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,119 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,014 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,422 3 1 1238.6
2007 Q3 3,210 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,210 2 0 623.1
2007 Q1 903 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,961 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,511 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,036 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2017 · 1 incident

2015 · 3 incidents

August 28, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Moving the conveyor and right index finger got pinched between a bolt and a hook.

August 11, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Struck by falling object

Shoveling out sand from under the outtake conveyor of the cone crusher, a rock off the cone fell and hit employee in his left shoulder.

July 7, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
County Materials Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While picking rocks pivoted on left ankle the wrong way instead of stepping to the side. This caused a strain/sprain to his left ankle.

2013 · 1 incident

July 23, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right ring finger was crushed between timber and blocks causing an abscess of the nail and eventually the nail to fall off.

2012 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
County Materials Corporation · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating the Sure-Strike machine breaking boulders into smaller pieces when a busted piece came through the right side window striking employee in the mouth. The piece of rock chipped his right front tooth, and he experienced pain in his lips.

June 19, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a large rock off of the table at the crushing plant. When he felt a "pop" in his left arm. Employee was diagnosed with left wrist strain and shoulder pain.

2009 · 1 incident

August 31, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pushing oversized fieldstone over the side of the belt, when the stone he was pushing rolled and struck another getting ee finger smashed. His left middle finger was smashed; Diagnosis was a tuft fracture to his left middle finger. Finger was splinted.

2008 · 1 incident

September 17, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Materials Corporation · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was picking up 8" - 12" fieldstone from off of the crusher pitching table. As he picked up a 12" rock to throw it into the truck, he felt pain in his right forearm. Diagnosis was right forearm tendonitis.

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