PLANT #2 PORTABLE CRUSHER has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1993–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
71
citations
13
significant & substantial
$12,219
proposed penalties
$11,757
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $462 gap.
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: 490 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2014-06-10.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
PLANT #2 PORTABLE CRUSHER has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 2 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$5
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-10-13.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
28%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 2019-10-06.
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.
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: 2012-07-11, 14 years ago
10%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (10)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2012-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.68
0.56
1.21
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.79
0.81
0.98
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.73
0.55
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.85
0.24
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
1.48
0.26
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-06-27
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.25
10
0.03
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-06-27
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.68
10
0.07
Utility Man
2003-10-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.73
0.20
Ground Control/Timberman
2003-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.31
10
0.03
Front-end Loader 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2024
3
2023
3
2022
4
2019
3
2018
4
2017
3
2016
4
2015
6
2014
4
2013
3
2012
4
2011
3
2010
0
2009
3
2008
3
2007
4
2006
5
2005
5
2004
4
2003
4
2002
4
2001
4
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PLANT #2 PORTABLE CRUSHER sits in Dane 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.
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 564,777
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,108
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
2024 Q4
23
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
385
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
238
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
547
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,537
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
687
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
575
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
217
2
0
9216.6
Show 80 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2
1,198
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
572
1
0
1748.3
2019 Q4
405
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,188
5
0
4208.8
2019 Q2
571
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
116
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,812
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,896
15
4
7911.4
2017 Q4
1,452
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
431
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,802
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
1,070
5
1
4672.9
2016 Q3
1,410
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,297
1
0
303.3
2016 Q1
1,392
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,039
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,312
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,135
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,159
1
0
463.2
2014 Q3
2,852
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,104
6
2
2851.7
2014 Q1
15
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,505
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,371
6
1
4376.4
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
460
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,469
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,978
1
1
505.6
2012 Q2
1,623
3
0
1848.4
2012 Q1
27
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
80
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,081
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,728
2
0
1157.4
2011 Q1
293
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
1
1
2010 Q1
48
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
425
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,563
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,222
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
691
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
807
1
0
1239.2
2008 Q3
803
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
975
1
0
1025.6
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
1,137
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,811
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,864
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
618
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,688
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,605
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,087
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,516
6
1
2384.7
2005 Q4
2,451
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,958
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,576
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,670
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,225
4
0
1797.8
2004 Q3
3,694
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,966
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,825
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,083
3
0
1440.2
2003 Q3
2,385
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,285
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,549
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,570
2
0
778.2
2002 Q3
2,642
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,919
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,890
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,118
2
0
944.3
2001 Q3
2,259
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,426
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,946
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,460
2
1
813.0
2000 Q3
2,757
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,469
1
1
405.0
2000 Q1
2,014
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2019 · 1 incident
July 5, 2019WI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was welding a nut to a bolt and did not wear welding helmet for about 2 minutes. Employee experienced welder's flash to both eyes and eye pain/burning occurred about 12 hours later.
Employee was placing metal screens onto a screener box. While placing the 3rd screen of 4, EE caught EE's left thumb between the screen and the screener wall. This resulted in a broken left thumb.
Miner was walking down the stairs of a tool trailer carrying tools. The first step of the stairs had been repaired with grating but when the miner stepped on the step the repair came loose causing the miner to lose footing. The miner dropped what EE was carrying and grabbed the railing with right hand. As EE caught self on the railing, EE's weight twisted right wrist.
2017 · 1 incident
September 29, 2017WI · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
Employee was heating up bolts with an acetaline torch. Employee had the torch in their left hand and crossed their right arm over the flame burning their right forearm from elbow to wrist.
Employee notified management on 2/21/13 that he had went to doctor on 1/25/13. Diagnosis was possible carpal tunnel in both hands. No treatment plan as of 2/21/13. No lost time as of 2/21/13. Will update 7000-1 as needed.
2006 · 2 incidents
July 26, 2006WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS WORKING OFF THE LADDER 8-10 FT IN THE AIRHE WAS FIXING A CLEANING THE BELT OFF THE SCREENER PLANT, WHERE THE PRIMARY CRUSHING CONVEYOR FEEDS THE SCREENER CONVEYOR. THE LADDER KICKED OUT CAUSING DENNIS TO FALL 8-10 FT.
2002 · 2 incidents
May 22, 2002WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE