Mining Incidents

Dunn County Highway Pits Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dunn County-WI
Menomonie, Dunn County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703009

Dunn County Highway Pits has $2K 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
5
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
19
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,945
proposed penalties
$1,945
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
44
inspections on record
323
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: 323 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dunn County Highway Pits has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-28.
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 211 1 0 4739.3
2025 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 1 0 1000000.0
2024 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 63 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 277 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 71 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 680 3 2 4411.8
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 33 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 141 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 15 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 737 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 142 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 131 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 234 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 637 4 1 6279.4
2017 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 665 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 55 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 169 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 264 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 197 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 431 1 0 2320.2
2012 Q2 251 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 93 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 329 2 1 6079.0
2010 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 93 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 542 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 77 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 89 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 842 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 119 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 311 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 359 1 1 2785.5
2007 Q3 456 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 377 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 165 1 0 6060.6
2006 Q2 1,219 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,454 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 274 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 745 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 293 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,166 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 936 3 0 3205.1
2003 Q4 85 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 83 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,064 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 269 2 1 7434.9
2002 Q1 666 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 555 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 691 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 921 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,248 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 354 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2015 · 1 incident

January 13, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dunn County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

Operator struck his forehead on the widshield of the loader after striking a frozen portion of the limerock pile with the loader. Operator did not require medical treatment.

2013 · 1 incident

September 5, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Dunn County Highway Department · Struck by flying object

Changing bucket blades on number 2 loader volvo loader. He was cleaning rust from the bucket with an air chisel when a piece of steel struck his neck.

2006 · 1 incident

February 9, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dunn County Highway Department · Struck against stationary object

While climbing off a rock conveyor, he stepped on two large rocks on the ground, twisting his ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

February 8, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dunn County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING THE JAW, A ROCK WAS STUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO WEDGE IT OUT WHEN THE WEDGE BAR BOUNCED UP AND JAMMED HIS SHOULDER & HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Dunn County Highway Pits

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.