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Plant #14: 32 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by M10 Inc
Brownsville, Dodge County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4703262

Plant #14 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $132 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
32
citations
4
significant & substantial
$9,053
proposed penalties
$8,468
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $585 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
38
inspections on record
481
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: 481 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant #14 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $132 outstanding across 6 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$132
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
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.
12.5%
significant & substantial
6.2%
high negligence or reckless
12.5%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 68.8% moderate, 6.2% 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.
8 citations taken to the federal commission · 25% of citations on record
  • Settled 8 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
7%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $6K 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 2025-12-21.
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 2018-0254 Settlement Rae 2019 $5K → $5K
LAKE 2026-0047 Settlement Paez 2026 $465 → $465
LAKE 2022-0157 Settlement Lewis 2022 $378 → $133
LAKE 2013-352M Settlement Zielinski 2013 $308 → $100
LAKE 2023-0231 Settlement Paez 2023 $286 → $286
LAKE 2020-0142 Settlement Bulluck 2020 $123 → $123
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: 2026-02-26
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-02-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 Utility Man
2026-02-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-02-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-02-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2018-09-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-09-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.08 0.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.79 10 0.08 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-31 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 8.1 10 0.81 Bobcat 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. Michels Corporation 2001 to 2021
  2. MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 4
2024 3
2023 3
2022 3
2021 3
2020 6
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 4
2015 4
2014 3
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 5
2009 4
2008 5
2007 5
2006 5
2005 4
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Plant #14 sits in Dodge 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.
Dodge County, Wisconsin · Population 88,818
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,992
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 2,555 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,540 2 0 787.4
2025 Q4 2,314 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,260 1 1 306.7
2025 Q2 2,294 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,235 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,910 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,642 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,223 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,972 1 0 507.1
2023 Q3 2,230 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,517 2 0 1318.4
2023 Q1 1,325 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,181 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,194 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,262 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 547 1 1 1828.2
2021 Q4 1,681 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,187 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,008 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,436 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,546 1 0 220.0
2020 Q2 2,784 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,232 1 0 811.7
2019 Q4 2,438 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,088 1 0 478.9
2019 Q2 1,882 1 0 531.3
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,682 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,216 1 0 451.3
2018 Q2 2,640 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 304 2 1 6578.9
2017 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,001 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,522 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,472 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,506 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,201 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,112 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,187 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,607 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,086 1 0 324.0
2015 Q1 2,313 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,806 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,272 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 248 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,546 1 0 646.8
2013 Q3 2,529 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,156 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,696 1 1 589.6
2012 Q4 2,312 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,143 2 0 933.3
2012 Q2 2,417 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 717 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,736 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,832 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,534 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 312 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,175 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,390 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,421 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 386 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,323 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,639 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,029 1 0 492.9
2009 Q1 1,863 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,659 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,118 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,525 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,577 1 0 388.0
2007 Q3 3,351 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,703 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,007 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,868 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,906 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,369 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,551 2 0 563.2
2005 Q3 3,124 1 0 320.1
2005 Q2 1,446 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 95 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 669 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 324 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 576 1 0 1736.1
2003 Q2 904 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 818 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 884 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 525 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 826 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,103 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 15, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Right hand pinky finger laceration when finger was pinched between bar and rotor while lowering the Blow bars on Hazmag K-853

2020 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

March 10, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michels Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was loading and unloading drill steels on and off the drill' s carousel. While he was performing this activity he felt he had pulled a muscle. He later sought treatment and we just received the medical records which diagnosed him with a hernia.

2010 · 1 incident

July 2, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michels Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Hand caught between rock and machine.

2003 · 1 incident

June 26, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Michels Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEE STRAIN WALKING FROM PLANT TO LOADER.

2002 · 1 incident

May 8, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Michels Corporation · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOOKING BACK WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER. HE "HIT" DRIVE THROUGH A HOLE AND WAS TOSSED ABOUT INSIDE THE CAB.