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Northwest Area Operations: 23 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Sheboygan County-Wi
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4700728

Northwest Area Operations 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
14
Years on record
1985–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
23
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,979
proposed penalties
$3,979
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Sheboygan County Highway Department's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
392
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: 392 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-10-14.
On record since 2015.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Northwest Area Operations 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
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-12.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
52.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.5% low, 90.5% moderate, 0.0% 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: 2021-04-21, 5 years ago
5
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Sheboygan County Highway Department 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 2
2003 2
2002 3
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Northwest Area Operations sits in Sheboygan 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.
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin · Population 117,783
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,898
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 723 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 590 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 594 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 702 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q3 810 2 0 2469.1
2024 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 166 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 798 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 950 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,080 1 0 925.9
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 828 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 777 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 914 3 1 3282.3
2020 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 630 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,224 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 941 2 0 2125.4
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 927 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,093 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,108 2 1 1805.1
2018 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,160 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 976 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 1,319 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 905 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 567 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 328 7 4 21341.5
2015 Q3 558 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 600 1 0 1666.7
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 574 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 860 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 890 1 0 1123.6
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 726 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 787 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 686 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 806 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 168 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 670 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 630 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,014 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 768 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,140 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,008 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 564 1 0 1773.0
2008 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,152 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,416 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 894 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,272 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,662 1 0 601.7
2006 Q2 1,284 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 888 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,104 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 888 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 816 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,176 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,110 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 528 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 712 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 720 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,032 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,310 2 1 1526.7
2001 Q2 722 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,562 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 746 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 818 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 530 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 146 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 22, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking screen pulley guard off, it slid down and pinched his left hand between guard and the electric motor. guard weighs 25 to 30pds.

2006 · 1 incident

March 10, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was prying a rock loose with the prybar. The rock shifted and slammed his hand between the prybar and catwalk railing. The right hand was injured and in a splint.

2004 · 1 incident

April 16, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying 5 gal. pail of oil up a ladder and over to platform on the screen. He experienced pain in right wrist. No lost time; saw physician - considered treatment to be first aid and nonrecordable. He has since seen another physician and may have surgery to repair a tear. Diagnosis was tendonitis: a wrist splint & cold packs were used.

1999 · 1 incident

December 3, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO CHOP BUILDUP OFF THE TOP OF THECRUSHER WITH A 30# BAR, BAR HIT A STONE, SHEAREDOFF BUILDUP & OVEREXTENDED LEFT ARM & SHOULDER

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

October 26, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR AN EMPLOYEE USING A CUTTING TORCH. EXPERIENCED RETINA BURN.

1993 · 2 incidents

1992 · 1 incident

March 31, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND NEXT TO A CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND DEVELOPED A STIFF NECK AND HEADACHE.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

October 30, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE LADDER.

1989 · 1 incident

May 2, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ASPHALT PLANT WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE PIT,PUTTING TOGETHER PIPING BETWEEN THE PLANT AND THE HEATTANK,WHE HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1988 · 1 incident

May 10, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO START THE ENGINE ON THE BREAKER MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

1985 · 1 incident

July 25, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CRUSHER WAS BEING REPAIRED.EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF OF THE ROLLER WHEN THE RAG WAS PULLED INTO THE MACHINE ALONG WITH HIS ARM UP TO HIS ELBOW.HIS HAND AND FOREARM WERE STRIPPED OF SKIN AN D TISSUE.AMOUNT OF DISABILITY,UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.