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Linck-Unit #3: 64 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Oswald R Kinas
Trenton, Dodge County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4702851

Linck-Unit #3 has $7K 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
9
Years on record
1989–2026
Latest incident
Aug 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,749
proposed penalties
$6,749
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Linck Aggregates, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
452
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: 452 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Linck-Unit #3 has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-18.
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.
12.5%
significant & substantial
9.4%
high negligence or reckless
12.5%
reasonably likely or greater
42.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.4% low, 67.2% moderate, 9.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-07-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (17)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-07-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-07-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-07-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2021-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Backhoe Operator
2012-10-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 2.76 0.25 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.62 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.13 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.7 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2000-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2000-07-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.35 0.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.69 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.35 0.23 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. C C Linck Inc 1987 to 2002
  2. Linck Aggregates, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 4
2024 3
2023 4
2022 3
2021 4
2020 1
2019 3
2018 1
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 4
2010 3
2009 5
2008 3
2007 3
2006 2
2005 2
2004 3
2003 3
2002 6
2001 6
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Linck-Unit #3 sits in Dodge County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Dodge County, Wisconsin · Population 88,818
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,992
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
2026 Q2 999 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 752 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 781 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,597 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,347 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 723 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,024 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,066 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 251 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,131 3 0 2652.5
2023 Q3 1,554 3 1 1930.5
2023 Q2 1,277 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 270 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,889 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,872 3 0 1602.6
2022 Q2 1,316 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,373 1 0 728.3
2021 Q3 1,803 1 0 554.6
2021 Q2 1,838 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 77 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 242 1 0 4132.2
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 381 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 428 2 0 4672.9
2018 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 192 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 921 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,920 1 0 520.8
2016 Q2 269 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 749 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 524 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 759 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 341 3 1 8797.7
2014 Q3 1,488 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 220 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,759 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,495 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,152 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 734 3 1 4087.2
2012 Q3 314 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 328 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 513 1 0 1949.3
2011 Q3 1,236 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 589 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,690 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,195 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 939 2 0 2129.9
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,701 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,291 7 2 2127.0
2009 Q2 1,409 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,103 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,474 2 0 1356.9
2008 Q2 341 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 44 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 278 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,100 3 0 2727.3
2006 Q3 1,533 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 113 5 1 44247.8
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 105 1 0 9523.8
2005 Q3 85 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 256 5 0 19531.2
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 484 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 423 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,996 3 0 1001.3
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,053 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,985 1 0 503.8
2003 Q2 956 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,215 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,086 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,361 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,782 2 1 528.8
2001 Q2 3,490 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,576 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,254 5 1 1536.6
2000 Q2 3,744 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,791 3 0 1074.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2026 · 1 incident

August 5, 2026 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Slipped when getting out of the loader on top step and fell to ground and landed on EE's back.

2024 · 1 incident

February 21, 2024 WI · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was removing the screen cloth from the top deck of the screenbox it was stuck so they tugged on it and their right index finger struck the frame of the screenbox, causing a open wound cut, no stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

October 30, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linck Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was running to shut off feeder on breaker; while on his way he stepped wrong and hurt his left knee. He continued working that day. Oct 31, he came to work and realized that he needed to have a doctor look at his knee. Doctor told him to take it easy over the weekend and let the swelling go down while using crutches, and follow up with him on Monday, Nov 3rd.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 13, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Linck Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOKING FOR AN AIR LEAK BY THE AIR DRYER ON A LOADER. HAD ANOTHER MAN START THE LOADER TO BUILD UP AIR PRESSURE TO SEE WHAT HAD TO BE RE- PAIRED. THE TOP OF THE AIR DRYER BLEW OFF, CAUSING INJURY TO THE HEAD. HARDHAT WAS BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF INJURY. 6 STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD CAUSED FROM THE HARDHAT.

May 30, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
C C Linck Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE OPERATING BREAKER WITH JAW, CRUSHING BIG AND HEAVY PIECES OF BLACKTOP, PIECES BECAME ENTANGLED, USED WEDGE AND CHAIN AND HANDLE AT OTHER END OF CHAIN. BOTH HANDS ON WEDGE HANDLE, AS L OWERING IT UNDER THE ENTANGLED PIECES TO KNOCK THEM LOOSE. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENTANGLED PIECES LET LOOSE AND FELL ON THE WEDGE, KNOCKING IT OUT CAUSING INJURY TO SHOULDER.

1998 · 1 incident

April 8, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C C Linck Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE NOTIFIED HIS FOREMAN IN THE EVENING OF 4/8/98 OF PAIN HE WAS EXPERIENCING AND WAS GOING TO ST. AGNES EMERGENCY ROOM AT FDL FOR X-RAYS. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS PI T TRUCK THE TWO TENDONS IN THE FOLD OF HIS LEFT LEG FELT LIKE RECEIVING ELECTRICAL SENSATIONS AND HAD PAIN AND DIFICULTY STANDING.

1993 · 1 incident

January 18, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C C Linck Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

DURING THE SHIFT ON 1-18-93 INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK ROCKS SO THEY WOULD FALL INTO THE BRENCER FOUND. INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED BACK FROM USE OF SLEDGE HAMMER.

1991 · 1 incident

August 9, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C C Linck Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP A ROLL ON THE CRUSHER WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK. AS THE JACK WAS BEING JACKED INTO PLACE IT SUDDENLY SLIPPED LOOSE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE, CAUSING BRUISING AND A SLIGHT FRACTURE.

1989 · 1 incident

July 11, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
C C Linck Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVED SMALL GUARD TO CLEAN ELEVATOR WHEEL. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BIG CHUNK OF GREASE WITH PUTTY KNIFE. REACHED IN WITH LEFT HAND TO GRAB CHUNK OF GREASE AND CAUGHT FINGERS IN WHEEL.