Mining Incidents

Jefferson County Crushing Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jefferson County-WI
Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700697

Jefferson County Crushing has $769 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
3
significant & substantial
$769
proposed penalties
$769
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
8
inspections on record
109
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: 109 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Jefferson County Crushing has $769 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.
$769
proposed penalties
$769
current assessed
$769
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-10.
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
2007 Q2 507 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 257 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 282 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 810 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 743 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 672 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 654 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 974 3 0 3080.1
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 907 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 318 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 982 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,198 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,534 2 1 1303.8
2004 Q1 828 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 754 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,163 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,410 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 664 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 866 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,495 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,872 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,573 2 1 1271.5
2001 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,990 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,317 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,369 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,447 3 1 2073.3
2000 Q2 2,270 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 843 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 29, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Jefferson County Highway Commission · Struck by falling object

A PRIMARY CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF A FRONT-END LOADER. THE VICTIM ENTERED THE CRUSHER FEED HOPPER AND WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR STARTED DUMPING MATERIAL INTO THE HOPPER, NOT KNOWING THE VICTIM WAS IN THE HOPPER. THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE, FATAL INJURIES TO HIS HIP, BACK, SHO

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

August 24, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jefferson County Highway Commission · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping reset conveyors for the crusher and placing screens on the crusher. He was climbing off the machine to get parts and climbing back up to place the screens. While moving the conveyors his right knee felt odd. On Friday he felt pain in the knee, but after awhile it went away. Saturday afternoon when he got out of the shower, he again felt pain in his knee.

2005 · 1 incident

August 4, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jefferson County Highway Commission · Struck against stationary object

EE states he was using end loader to position crushing equipment at Beane Pit. He shut down & parked the loader. He then went to the front of the loader to retrieve a length of chain from the bucket. He hit the right side of this face on the corner of the bucket as he reached for the chain.

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