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Ovyn #1 Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Dennis Ovyn Trucking Inc · Surface

Controlled by Joel Robert Ovyn; William D Ovyn; Darren G Ovyn

withee, Taylor County, WI  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4703016

Ovyn #1 Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

1

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2019–2021

Latest incident

Oct 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

51

citations

9

significant & substantial

$8,376

proposed penalties

$7,876

paid to date

94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $500 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

37

inspections on record

565

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: 565 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ovyn #1 Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$8K

proposed penalties

$8K

current assessed

$8K

paid to date

$0

outstanding

49 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-23.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	183	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	508	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	524	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	108	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	108	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	258	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	524	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	0	0	0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	0	1	0
2023 Q3	548	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	508	1	0	1968.5
2023 Q1	12	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	520	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	1,921	8	2	4164.5
2022 Q2	2,400	1	1	416.7
2022 Q1	492	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	880	1	0	1136.4
2021 Q3	351	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	680	4	1	5882.4
2021 Q1	20	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	301	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	351	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	210	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	11	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	300	1	0	3333.3
2019 Q3	580	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	193	2	1	10362.7
2018 Q4	522	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	538	6	0	11152.4
2018 Q2	650	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	460	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	850	1	0	1176.5
2017 Q2	620	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	440	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	600	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	600	6	1	10000.0
2016 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	400	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	570	1	0	1754.4
2015 Q2	400	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	300	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	380	1	0	2631.6
2014 Q2	400	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	300	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	400	1	0	2500.0
2013 Q2	400	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	380	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	410	2	1	4878.0
2012 Q2	460	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	24	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	400	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	400	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	450	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	20	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	400	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	400	3	0	7500.0
2010 Q2	420	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	300	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	380	3	0	7894.7
2009 Q2	430	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	300	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	300	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	420	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	300	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	400	2	0	5000.0
2007 Q2	400	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	280	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	360	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	320	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	230	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	280	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	300	3	2	10000.0
2005 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	220	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	260	3	0	11538.5
2004 Q2	295	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	200	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	280	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	300	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	220	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	250	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	260	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	210	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	250	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	240	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	170	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	210	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	200	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1	0	0	0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

October 1, 2021 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Dennis Ovyn Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A miner entered a surge bin to free stuck material. The material collapsed and engulfed the miner.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 1 incident

July 17, 2019 WI · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY

Dennis Ovyn Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The blaster was attempting to clear a vertical auger when the auger engaged resulting in lacerations to middle and index finger on right hand. EE was sweeping the material from auger gate when their glove contacted the auger and was pulled in. The injury resulted in 9 stitches to 2 fingers for a total of 18 stitches. There were no restrictions due to the injury.

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