Operator had just finished fueling the backhoe they were operating. They were climbing down off the tracks using the steps provided. A foot slipped, causing them to fall back and land squarely on their butt.
Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal
Northwestern Stone LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael Bakken; Richard Bakken
Oregon,
Dane County,
WI
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703397
Plant #2 has $968 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$968
proposed penalties
$968
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
17
inspections on record
164
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: 164 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 $968 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$968
proposed penalties
$968
current assessed
$968
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 | 679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 912 | 1 | 0 | 1096.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 460 | 1 | 0 | 2173.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 669 | 1 | 0 | 1494.8 |
| 2020 Q2 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,460 | 1 | 0 | 684.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,424 | 1 | 0 | 702.2 |
| 2018 Q2 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 433 | 1 | 0 | 2309.5 |
| 2017 Q1 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 6849.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2025 · 1 incident
Northwestern Stone LLC · Fall from machine
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