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Merrill Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Sonnentag
Merrill, WI, Lincoln County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702869

Merrill Plant has $4K 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
1
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,066
proposed penalties
$4,066
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
33
inspections on record
311
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: 311 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Merrill Plant has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-10-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 582 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 417 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 231 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 627 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 455 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,157 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 619 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 518 5 3 9652.5
2022 Q3 753 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 730 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,065 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 712 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 469 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 692 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 630 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 546 1 0 1831.5
2019 Q3 655 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 535 2 0 3738.3
2018 Q3 626 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 660 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 537 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 564 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 395 1 1 2531.6
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 161 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 574 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 395 4 3 10126.6
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 573 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 643 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 326 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 597 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 599 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 361 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 699 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 316 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 361 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 594 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 448 1 0 2232.1
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 399 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 742 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 364 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 715 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 537 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 362 1 0 2762.4
2009 Q3 648 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 433 1 0 2309.5
2008 Q3 660 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 524 1 0 1908.4
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 148 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 148 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 271 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 559 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 553 2 0 3616.6
2006 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 279 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 752 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 563 2 0 3552.4
2005 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 454 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 642 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 562 2 0 3558.7
2004 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 503 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 646 2 0 3096.0
2003 Q2 405 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 661 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 708 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 439 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 707 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 637 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 545 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 632 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 647 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 745 1 0 1342.3
2000 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2015 · 1 incident

August 21, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker STRIKING OR BUMPING
County Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

While working on an auto greaser, right arm brushed a piece of steel that was sharp from being cut.

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