Mining Incidents

EL-JAY PITS Metal/Non-Metal

Petrie Crushing Inc · Surface
Controlled by Michael A Petrie
Bruce, Rusk County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702828

EL-JAY 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
3
Years on record
1992–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,567
proposed penalties
$1,567
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
21
inspections on record
262
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: 262 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

EL-JAY 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
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-22.
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
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 758 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,921 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,202 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 896 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,061 1 0 485.2
2013 Q2 1,059 0 0 0.0
Show 53 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1,161 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,121 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,532 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,542 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,406 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,257 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,085 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,503 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 1,540 1 0 649.4
2009 Q3 2,156 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,241 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,034 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,359 3 0 1271.7
2008 Q2 1,408 1 0 710.2
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,765 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,359 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,122 5 0 2356.3
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,941 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,797 2 0 715.1
2006 Q2 2,187 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 1,948 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,584 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,440 1 0 409.8
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,964 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,918 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,911 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 2,157 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,378 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,867 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,760 2 1 1136.4
2002 Q3 2,395 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,938 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 81 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,156 1 1 463.8
2001 Q3 3,050 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,773 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,538 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,725 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,041 4 0 1315.4
2000 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 8, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Petrie Crushing Inc · Struck against stationary object

SETUP AT NEW LOCATION. HE WAS LOOSENING THE BOLT THAT ALLOWS THE JACK LEG TO SWING DOWN. WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH THE FORCE OF IT BRAKING LOOSE CAUSED HIM TO STEP BACK & HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE GUARD BEHIND HIM. AT FIRST HE HAD PAIN & THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPROVE BUT HE HAS DEVELOPED MORE PAIN & NUMBNESS & NOW NEEDS MEDICAL ATTN.

2003 · 1 incident

June 25, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Petrie Crushing Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS FUELING & CHECKING OVER THE LOADER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. IT WAS RAINY AND MUDDY (BOOTS WERE SLIPPERY). HE SLIPPED & FELL, HITTING HIS TAILBONE ON ONE OF THE HANDRAILS. HE HAS A FRACT URED TAILBONE.

1992 · 1 incident

April 21, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Golat & Powers Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE GENERATOR LEGS BROKE AND TRAILER STARTED TO TIP OVER.I.NAME TURNED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A PIECE OF METAL THAT JAMMED INTO LEFT KNEE.

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