Mining Incidents

Findlay Plant #4783 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Paul T Ayres
Closing, Eau Claire County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703102

Findlay Plant #4783 has $299 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
1997–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
2
significant & substantial
$299
proposed penalties
$299
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
7
inspections on record
51
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: 51 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Findlay Plant #4783 has $299 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.
$299
proposed penalties
$299
current assessed
$299
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-12-03.
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
2004 Q4 191 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 511 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 669 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 124 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 784 1 1 1275.5
2003 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 613 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 88 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 392 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 669 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 567 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 377 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 586 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 651 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 919 2 1 2176.3
2000 Q3 733 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 901 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2000 · 1 incident

April 26, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING WOOD BLOCKS.

1998 · 1 incident

April 21, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
American Materials Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SUSTAINED POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK. DIAGNOSIS MADE 4.29.98 AND ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION TESTING BEING CONDUCTED ON 4/30AND 5/1/98.

1997 · 1 incident

November 12, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAIN/STRAIN WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS ON HYDRAULIC PUMP.

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The full compliance file on Findlay Plant #4783

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.