Michels Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Coming off equipment and knee locked up
Plant #9: 44 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC
· Surface
Controlled by
M10 Inc
Brownsville,
Dodge County,
WI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4702948
Plant #9 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $616 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1994–2016
- Latest incident
- Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,228
proposed penalties
$4,742
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,486 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
510
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 510 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 #9 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $616 outstanding across 6 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$616
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $979 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.20.5%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
36.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.3% none, 25.0% low, 68.2% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
9
citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
- Settled 5 · 56%
- Stood as issued 1 · 11%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 11%
- Still open 2 · 22%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
76%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $979 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 2025-09-04.
Contested penalties
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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 2011-814M | Prevail | Steele | 2012 | $2K → $473 |
| LAKE 2013-185M | Settlement | Miller | 2013 | $385 → $200 |
| LAKE 2021-0034 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2021 | $246 → $123 |
| LAKE 2023-0019 | Settlement | Moran | 2023 | $198 → $183 |
| LAKE 2024-0026 | Dismissal | Moran | 2024 | $143 → $0 |
| LAKE 2025-0329 | Decision pending |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2026-02-25
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg5
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (9)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2026-02-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-06-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-06-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2018-07-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2018-07-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2011-10-19 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.23 | 10 | 0.12 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2011-10-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2002-06-19 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | 10 | 0.02 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
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
- Michels Pipeline Construction Inc 1992 to 2005
- Michels Corporation 2005 to 2021
- MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Plant #9 sits in Dodge County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Dodge County, Wisconsin · Population 88,818
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,992
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 2,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,473 | 2 | 1 | 1357.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 1,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,909 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,849 | 1 | 1 | 540.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,524 | 1 | 0 | 656.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,474 | 3 | 1 | 2035.3 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 480 | 2 | 0 | 4166.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,434 | 1 | 0 | 697.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,859 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,980 | 1 | 0 | 505.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,544 | 1 | 0 | 647.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,695 | 2 | 0 | 1179.9 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 418 | 3 | 3 | 7177.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,187 | 1 | 1 | 842.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,272 | 1 | 0 | 305.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,477 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,993 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,331 | 4 | 0 | 1716.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,028 | 4 | 1 | 1972.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 621 | 1 | 0 | 1610.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,556 | 1 | 0 | 391.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,866 | 2 | 0 | 517.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,879 | 3 | 0 | 1042.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,564 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,223 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,828 | 5 | 1 | 1768.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2016 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
October 2, 2015
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michels Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ee was working with co-worker setting steps and caught finger between steps and trailer
2002 · 1 incident
January 4, 2002
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object
TURNING OFF STOCK PILE HIT THE END OF BERM JARRING EE SIDE TO SIDE SORE AND TIGHT BODY HIS HEAL WOULD NOT TOUCH FLOOR.
2001 · 2 incidents
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE'S FOOTING SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE, SLIPPED AND FALL.
June 6, 2001
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAMMERING W/MALL & DRIVING IN PIT.
1994 · 1 incident
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Fall from machine
EE CLIMBED UPON CONVEYOR TO HOOK ON A CHAIN SO THAT IT COULD BE MOVED SLIGHTLY FROM ITS POSTION IN RELATION TO THE CRUSHING PLANT. MOVEMENT JARRED ON/OFF ARM ON CONVEYOR AND STARTED CONVEYOR. EE FELL FROM CONVEYOR.