MRS Bloomer has $3K 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
7
Years on record
2012–2018
Latest incident
Apr 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
26
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,893
proposed penalties
$2,893
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
23
inspections on record
266
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: 266 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MRS Bloomer has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-28.
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.
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: 2018-10-03, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (15)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2018-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2018-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2017-07-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-07-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2017-07-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-07-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.6
0.32
Laborer, Bullgang
2015-06-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2015-06-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2015-06-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2015-06-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2014-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2014-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2013-08-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2013-08-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
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.
MRS Bloomer recorded 3.53 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
3.53
total case rate
3.53
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.95 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Wisconsin, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.60 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2018 *
3.53
3.53
0.000
2017 *
7.19
3.59
0.000
2015 *
2.61
2.61
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
3.93
3.93
0.000
2012 *
9.37
9.37
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2019
10
2018
22
2017
24
2016
9
2015
40
2014
39
2013
25
2012
19
2011
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
MRS Bloomer sits in Chippewa 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.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Population 66,558
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,009
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
2019 Q4
1,280
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,199
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,160
1
0
109.2
2019 Q1
3,499
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,059
1
0
124.1
2018 Q3
19,100
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
20,765
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
8,693
3
0
345.1
Show 25 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4
8,970
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
19,465
1
0
51.4
2017 Q2
21,353
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
5,879
1
0
170.1
2016 Q4
2,511
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,098
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,182
3
1
1374.9
2016 Q1
3,044
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
11,595
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
22,198
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
20,007
3
3
149.9
2015 Q1
22,693
2
0
88.1
2014 Q4
26,989
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
27,009
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
20,333
3
0
147.5
2014 Q1
7,948
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
14,586
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
18,404
1
1
54.3
2013 Q2
12,389
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,564
1
0
179.7
2012 Q4
8,741
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
14,516
2
0
137.8
2012 Q2
11,534
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
7,884
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
6,421
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2018 · 1 incident
April 16, 2018WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was shoveling and cleaning material when EE felt a sudden pain across EE's back. The employee had previously injured EE's back in a wake-boarding accident.
2017 · 2 incidents
August 15, 2017WI · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was moving a rubber mat in the mine area. EE tripped over the mat its self or the uneven terrain and fell awkwardly on to right leg. EE had pain in right knee and slight pain in right ankle.
EE was operating an articulated haul truck. While being loaded by a 980H CAT wheel loader the truck EE was operating rocked and was shaken by the material being loaded. This caused EE's neck and shoulder to move in an awkward motion causing pain and discomfort. EE then was experiencing dizziness, headaches, stiffness, and pain in the legs.
2015 · 1 incident
October 14, 2015WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was working on installing a screen in one of our screener. He Claims he was struck in head with the rubber mallet that bounced off the screen after the other employee hit the screen. They were installing the bottom level of the 2 level screening deck. All PPE and lockout procedures where followed.
August 8, 2012WI · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was assisting in pulling a new electrical line for our well. He was bent over and when he stood up his back was tight. No one else was injured. He was wearing all of his PPE.
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