Mining Incidents

Findlay Plant #4783: 3 MSHA citations 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.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
66.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 66.7% low, 33.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. American Materials Corp 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Findlay Plant #4783 sits in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin · Population 106,328
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,834
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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.