Mining Incidents

PLANT #41 Metal/Non-Metal

Rochester, MN, Monroe County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703125

PLANT #41 has $110 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
13
Years on record
1997–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
99
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: 99 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 #41 has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2004 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,046 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 7 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,217 2 0 1643.4
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 12 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,067 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,376 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,673 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,355 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,296 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,394 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 8, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by falling object

EE AND A LOADER OPERATOR WERE REPLACING A GUARD ON THE PRIMARY THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE. WEIGHING APPROX 150 LBS THE GUARD WAS BEING LIFTED BY A CHAIN ATTACHED TO A LOADER BUCKET. THE CHAIN HOOK WAS USED TO ATTACH THE GUARD. THEGUARD SLIPPED FROM THE HOOK, FELL TWO FT AND STRUCK EE'S FOOT.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 1, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S FEET SLIPPED OFF LOADER FRAME WHILE CHANGING HYDRAULIC HOSE, CATCHING HIS LT ARM ON THE HYDRAULIC VALVE BRACKET CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS ARM.

July 6, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

EE WAS LOOKING DOWN IN BREAKER WHEN A ROCK FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIS WRIST.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 21, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE CATWALK OF THE SECONDARY. HEWENT TO STEP ON THE LOWER CATWALK AND HIS FOOT GAVE OUT AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT.

1999 · 4 incidents

November 2, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SPICKING UP BLOCKING WHILE MOVING THE PLANT AND THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT IMPROVE AND BEGAN TO HAVE NUMBNESS IN HIS LEGS SO HE SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 11/11/99.

August 31, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAND WAS BLOWN IN EE'S EYE WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR.

July 29, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE MOVED WRONG AND FELT A POP. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTER AND HE HAD A RIB POP OUT OF PLACE WHERE THE RIB CONNECTS TO THE BACK.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 15, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BERTWEEN THE ROLLER AND BELT.

January 8, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHING PLANT CONVEYOR, EE WAS CUTTING METAL [FOR WELDING] WITH A TORCH. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW BACK & HIT HIS EAR.

1997 · 1 incident

September 12, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

REPEATEDLY BOUNCING IN LOADER POSSIBLY AGGREVATED BY MOVING & RESETTING PLANT ON 9/3/97 & 9/4/97 CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK - SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 9/15/97.

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