Mining Incidents

PORTABLE UNIT NO. 1: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

G A Watson Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kent C Johnson
Dodgevilole, Iowa County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702806

PORTABLE UNIT NO. 1 has $275 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
3
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$275
proposed penalties
$275
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
4
inspections on record
32
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: 32 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PORTABLE UNIT NO. 1 has $275 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.
$275
proposed penalties
$275
current assessed
$275
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-11.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 60.0% low, 40.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. G A Watson Inc 1985 to 1991
  2. G A Watson Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE UNIT NO. 1 sits in Iowa County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Iowa County, Wisconsin · Population 23,832
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$83,372
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 457 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,018 5 0 4911.6
2001 Q2 1,044 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 99 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,266 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,115 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

September 16, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
G A Watson Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL SAID HE WAS CRAPING QUARRY WITH A TS14 SCRAPER AND HIS BACK STARTED GIVING HIM PROBLEMS

April 18, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G A Watson Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING DOWN OUT OF MICH.LDR.EMPLOYEE GOT TO 2ND LAST STEP & SLIPPED OFF

1985 · 1 incident

October 3, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G A Watson Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING3SCREEN FROM PLANT SLIPPED DISC ENSUED