Mining Incidents

PORTABLE CONE PLANT 1: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Midwest Materials · Surface
Controlled by Randall Rubenzer
Chippewa County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702962

MSHA record for PORTABLE CONE PLANT 1 (mine ID 4702962). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Midwest Materials 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PORTABLE CONE PLANT 1 sits in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Population 66,558
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,009
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Midwest Materials · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED REGAINED SAFETY RULES REGARDING FUELING OF VEHICLES.

May 11, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Materials · Fall from machine

WHIE TAPING MUFFLER ON BACKHOE, TRIPPED AND FELL OFF.

1992 · 1 incident

November 13, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Materials · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF THE LAODER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TOP STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.