Mining Incidents

PLANT #5 PERMANENT WASH PLANT: 75 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert M Shea
Verona, Dane County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702910

PLANT #5 PERMANENT WASH PLANT has $8K 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
15
Years on record
1991–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
14
significant & substantial
$7,982
proposed penalties
$7,982
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
27
inspections on record
349
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: 349 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 #5 PERMANENT WASH PLANT has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-08.
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.
18.7%
significant & substantial
5.3%
high negligence or reckless
18.7%
reasonably likely or greater
52.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.7% low, 76.0% moderate, 5.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2011-10-12, 14 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2011-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.
Ownership history
  1. Wingra Stone Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 3
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 1
2009 3
2008 2
2007 3
2006 8
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PLANT #5 PERMANENT WASH PLANT 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
2020 Q3 222 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 286 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 273 4 1 14652.0
2019 Q3 868 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 422 8 2 18957.3
2019 Q1 247 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 121 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 696 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 1,134 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 872 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 213 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 922 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 81 5 3 61728.4
2016 Q4 365 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 649 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,836 4 2 2178.6
2016 Q1 882 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,779 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 349 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 232 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,317 2 0 1518.6
2014 Q3 1,540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,415 9 4 6360.4
2014 Q1 718 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 984 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,138 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 984 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 41 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 658 6 0 9118.5
2012 Q3 894 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,187 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 27 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 912 1 0 1096.5
2011 Q3 1,534 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,192 2 0 1677.9
2011 Q1 293 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 609 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 665 7 1 10526.3
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 747 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,149 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,177 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 722 1 0 1385.0
2008 Q4 607 6 0 9884.7
2008 Q3 573 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 546 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 785 1 0 1273.9
2007 Q3 1,159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 969 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 750 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,043 2 0 1917.5
2006 Q3 1,427 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,563 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,392 1 0 718.4
2005 Q4 1,246 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,400 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,538 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,172 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,606 1 0 622.7
2004 Q3 1,403 1 0 712.8
2004 Q2 1,223 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,230 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,347 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,309 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,179 5 0 4240.9
2003 Q1 1,199 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,179 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,370 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,221 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,191 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,272 3 0 2358.5
2001 Q3 1,352 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,313 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,316 3 1 2279.6
2000 Q4 1,227 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,348 3 0 2225.5
2000 Q2 1,369 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,289 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Wingra Stone Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was about to climb onto loader ladder when employee felt pain in lower back.

January 25, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking on ice when EE slipped and fell and EE's rt. wrist.

2013 · 1 incident

August 30, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Wingra Stone Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee has filed for hearing loss claim under worker's compensation. employee could not file claim until he was removed from exposure. He retired on 8/30/13 at 3:00pm. No lost time

2009 · 2 incidents

October 27, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE tripped on shaker tray and fell onto hand cart. EE's lower back sore and left wrist sore and bruised.

January 9, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on ice on 01/09/09 and said he was o.k. - Was not reportable - Employee stated on 03/25/09 that it got worse and was seeking medical treatment.

2008 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

January 12, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking over to loader #193, he slipped on ice, injuring his low back. Heavy rain with night temperatures below freezing.

2000 · 1 incident

July 3, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Wingra Stone Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES ON JULY 3RD,00. HE STATED ON JULY 4 HE WOKE UP WITH PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE ALSO STATED HE HAD DONE A LOT OF BENDING AND SQUATTING THE MORNING OF THE 3RD.

1999 · 2 incidents

March 31, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Wingra Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LARGE QUARRY DUMP TRUCKHE WAS THROWN INTO THE DOOR ON ROUGH TERRAIN. HEWAS WEARING A SEATBELT.

February 22, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO AND OUT OF THE SCREWS OF THE WASHPLANT FOR MAINTENANCE. HE WAS USING A LADDER, BUT ON THE INSIDE NO LADDER COULD BE USED.

1998 · 1 incident

June 17, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Wingra Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING LOADER-LOW BACK PAIN FROM BOUNCING IN LOADER-DUE TO OPERATING.

1997 · 1 incident

October 21, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wingra Stone Company · Fall down stairs

EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS, TRIPPED ON THE CORD & FELL 4 STEPS, HITTING HIS CHEST, RIBS & KNEE.

1995 · 1 incident

May 3, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING THE SCREEN CLOTH UP ONTO THE SCREEN PLANT, AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

1994 · 1 incident

October 28, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A 10LB PIECE OF STEEL, AND WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE HA D APAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

April 15, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wingra Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING SAND,TORE LOWER BACK MUSCLES.