Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While changing screening, injured knee, on what EE does not know. Next day it started to hurt and after that it started to swell.
Polk County Lime Quarry: 62 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Polk County Lime Quarry has $7K 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
- 12
- Years on record
- 1994–2019
- Latest incident
- Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
62
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,625
proposed penalties
$6,625
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
52
inspections on record
562
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: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Polk County Lime Quarry has $7K 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-10-05.
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.17.7%
significant & substantial
3.2%
high negligence or reckless
17.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 32.3% low, 64.5% moderate, 3.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2022-10-12, 3 years ago
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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.9%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz111 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz2
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (19)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.87 | 0.64 | 1.36 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2022-10-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2022-10-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2022-10-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2022-10-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2019-10-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2018-03-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.4 | 0.33 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2018-03-28 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.13 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2013-03-13 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.4 | 10 | 0.04 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2006-07-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2006-07-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 1.34 | 0.13 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-03-16 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.29 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2003-12-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 1.59 | 0.09 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2003-12-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 1.24 | 0.16 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-11-06 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-11-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.27 | 1.68 | 0.16 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2002-11-06 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.12 | 10 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-03-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.57 | 2.54 | 0.22 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-03-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 1.29 | 0.29 | 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
- Polk County CDRE Committee 1950 to 2021
- Jeff Antczak Trucking LLC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Polk County Lime Quarry sits in Polk 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.Polk County, Wisconsin · Population 45,327
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$76,208
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 47619.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q4 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,715 | 2 | 0 | 1166.2 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,080 | 7 | 1 | 3365.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,048 | 1 | 0 | 488.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,841 | 1 | 0 | 543.2 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,784 | 3 | 1 | 1681.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,657 | 1 | 0 | 603.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,441 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,869 | 4 | 0 | 2140.2 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,822 | 2 | 1 | 1097.7 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,994 | 1 | 0 | 501.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,095 | 1 | 0 | 477.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,616 | 5 | 0 | 3094.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,721 | 1 | 0 | 581.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,289 | 1 | 1 | 436.9 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,263 | 3 | 0 | 1325.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,670 | 1 | 0 | 598.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,545 | 2 | 2 | 1294.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,258 | 2 | 1 | 1589.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,502 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,410 | 1 | 0 | 709.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,721 | 2 | 0 | 1162.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,707 | 1 | 0 | 585.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,360 | 3 | 0 | 1271.2 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,884 | 2 | 0 | 1061.6 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,424 | 1 | 1 | 412.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,721 | 3 | 0 | 1102.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,903 | 7 | 1 | 3678.4 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,014 | 1 | 1 | 496.5 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2019 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
Polk County CDRE Committee · Flash burns (welding)
Getting ready to air arc metal. The accident happened because helmet did not come down before welding rod touched metal. The next day the left eye was hurting.
2003 · 1 incident
Polk County CDRE Committee · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAND MOVING ROCK IN FEEDER WHEN ROCK SLIPPED AND CRUSHED FINGERTIP.
1999 · 2 incidents
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL-FINSHED THAT JOB, HE WENT UP TO RUN CRUSHER, WHILE SITTING ON STOOL GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND DOWN LEG.
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PUSHING THE TORCH SET UP THE RAMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
1998 · 1 incident
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE HAD FINISHED HELPING PUT GRATES IN THE HAMMERMILL WHEN HE COMPLAINED ABOUT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1997 · 1 incident
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS REACHING DOWN AND PICKED UP HAMMER TO PUT IN HAMMER MILL WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
1996 · 1 incident
Polk County CDRE Committee · Struck by flying object
BOLT HEAD BROKE OFF WHEN TIGHTENING-WRENCH FLEW OFF AND HIT HEAD.
1995 · 2 incidents
Polk County CDRE Committee · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING MOTOR WHEN THEY CAME TO SET IT DOWN FINGERS WEE PINCHED UNDER MOTOR.
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE HAD JUST HELPED HIS CO-WORKER REPLACE HAMMER MILL PARTS. HE WAS STANDING IN TRUCK BOX. HE TURNED TO LEAVE AND FELT HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES TIGHTEN.
1994 · 2 incidents
Polk County CDRE Committee · Over-exertion in lifting objects
DRY, SUNSHINNY DAY, WAS SHOVELING LOOSE LIME OFFFROM CEMENT BASE.
Polk County CDRE Committee · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
DEBRIS ACCUMULATED ON CATWALK