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Panther Creek Mine: 38 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Paul Salt
Neillsville, Clark County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703509

Panther Creek Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2012–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
38
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,941
proposed penalties
$3,941
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Panther Creek Sand LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
27
inspections on record
376
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: 376 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Panther Creek Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $112 in penalties contested before the Commission, $112 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-07-18.
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.
15.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
15.8%
reasonably likely or greater
21.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.7% low, 76.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$112 proposed, $112 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-08-21.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2012-847M Settlement Zielinski 2013 $112 → $112
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2014-04-16, 12 years ago
7
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2014-04-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2013-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2012-06-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2010-07-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-07-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-07-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Laborer, Bullgang
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. Panther Creek Sand LLC 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 1
2019 1
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 6
2013 5
2012 8
2011 5
2010 3
2009 3
2008 4
2007 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Panther Creek Mine sits in Clark 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.
Clark County, Wisconsin · Population 34,736
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$66,250
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
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 729 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 634 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 210 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 294 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 65 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 172 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3 389 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 112 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 211 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 587 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 437 2 0 4576.7
2017 Q2 352 3 1 8522.7
2017 Q1 703 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 704 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 823 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,325 1 0 754.7
2016 Q1 732 2 0 2732.2
2015 Q4 1,137 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 955 2 1 2094.2
2015 Q2 1,289 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,718 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,777 4 0 837.3
2014 Q3 5,767 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,914 1 0 255.5
2014 Q1 1,778 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,209 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,978 1 0 335.8
2013 Q2 3,334 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,192 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,775 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,524 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,093 14 3 2297.7
2012 Q1 4,333 1 0 230.8
2011 Q4 6,101 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,282 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,233 5 1 4055.2
2011 Q1 784 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,523 1 0 656.6
2010 Q2 1,604 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 874 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,501 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 811 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,058 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,181 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,325 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,135 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 788 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 352 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 953 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2013 · 1 incident

May 20, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Panther Creek Sand LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS A RESULT OF EMPLOYEE SLIPPING WHILE STEPPING BACKWARDS TO RETRIEVE A TOOL, WHILE ON RESTRICTED DUTY, EMPLOYEE NOW REQUIRES SURGERY. MSHA WAS CONSULTED REGARDING REPORTING OF THIS ISSUE.

2012 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Panther Creek Sand LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

As miner was attempting to sit in a chair, chair collapsed, causing the miner to fall to the floor.

April 26, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Panther Creek Sand LLC · Struck by falling object

Employees were putting a chain around a pipe and using an excavator to lift it to be repaired. Berm gave out and part of clay berm fell on his left leg and twisted and broke right leg.