Mining Incidents

PS-3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
Tigerton, WI, Waupaca County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703721

PS-3 has $337 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
1
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$337
proposed penalties
$337
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
16
inspections on record
120
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: 120 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PS-3 has $337 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.
$337
proposed penalties
$337
current assessed
$337
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,390 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,486 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,097 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 966 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,079 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,297 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 379 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 658 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 798 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 262 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 627 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 623 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 571 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 703 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 638 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 350 1 0 2857.1
2020 Q3 1,453 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 289 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 592 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 234 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 786 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 387 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 773 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 332 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 323 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 429 1 0 2331.0
2016 Q2 306 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 194 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 450 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 319 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 313 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 172 1 0 5814.0
2014 Q2 96 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 7, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Northeast Asphalt Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was working near screen plant. Wind blew sand underneath safety glasses. On 05/07/2025 we were notified the Employee sought treatment and was Dx with a corneal abrasion. Employee was prescribed eye drops. Reporting within 10 days.

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