Mining Incidents

Plant #2: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC · Surface
Controlled by Pavement Materials LLC
Plover, Portage County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703392

Plant #2 has $620 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
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$620
proposed penalties
$620
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
11
inspections on record
84
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: 84 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 #2 has $620 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.
$620
proposed penalties
$620
current assessed
$620
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $400 in penalties contested before the Commission, $400 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-17.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
57.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 57% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$400 proposed, $400 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 2009-08-10.
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 2009-616M Settlement Rae 2011 $400 → $400
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers Inc. 2004 to 2007
  2. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 0
2010 0
2009 2
2008 5
2007 3
2006 2
2005 1
2004 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Plant #2 sits in Portage County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Portage County, Wisconsin · Population 70,375
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$73,284
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
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 523 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 651 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 468 4 0 8547.0
2008 Q4 78 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 386 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 236 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 231 1 0 4329.0
2007 Q2 165 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 390 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 336 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 858 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 283 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 501 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 176 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 547 2 0 3656.3
2004 Q3 790 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

September 5, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Fahrner Asphalt Sealers Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right hand middle finger got pinched between moving screen and stationary plate.