Mining Incidents

PW4 Metal/Non-Metal

Payne & Dolan Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
Waukesha, Waukesha County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703018

PW4 has $2K 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
4
Years on record
1999–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,468
proposed penalties
$2,468
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
33
inspections on record
377
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: 377 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PW4 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-16.
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 399 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,047 1 0 955.1
2025 Q2 673 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 1,610 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,283 1 0 779.4
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 158 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,351 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 135 1 0 7407.4
2022 Q3 218 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,698 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 506 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 840 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 653 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 551 1 0 1814.9
2020 Q3 74 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 705 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 750 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 469 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 548 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 606 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 523 1 0 1912.0
2018 Q3 666 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 698 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 237 4 1 16877.6
2017 Q3 1,093 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 742 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 297 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 262 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 262 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 326 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 977 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 344 1 1 2907.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,510 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,467 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 799 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,174 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,330 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,186 2 0 1686.3
2013 Q1 122 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 128 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,295 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 279 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 483 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 811 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,108 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,094 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 994 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 993 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 338 1 0 2958.6
2009 Q4 995 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,168 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,110 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 828 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 906 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,390 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,114 2 0 1795.3
2008 Q1 352 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 897 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,196 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 851 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 332 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,286 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,685 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,107 2 0 949.2
2006 Q1 950 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,190 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,773 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,438 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 695 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,391 1 0 718.9
2004 Q3 1,319 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,273 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,396 2 0 1432.7
2003 Q3 1,305 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,199 3 0 2502.1
2003 Q1 566 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,010 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,547 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,306 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 769 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,614 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,520 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,173 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,076 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,286 1 0 777.6
2000 Q3 1,311 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,215 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 779 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

April 14, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up pipe to place on catwalk & felt pain in lower back. Employee sought treatment on 4-17-22 & was taken off work for 1 day. Employee is treating for a strain.

2002 · 1 incident

April 19, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Payne & Dolan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CROUCHED DOWN IN TIGHT AREA TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLT WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWERBACK.

2001 · 1 incident

June 29, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan Inc · Struck against stationary object

PLANT SET UP - WALKING AROUND W/ HEAVY WOOD BLOCK & WALKED INTO THE WASH PLANT SAND DISCHARGE CHUTE CAUSING NECK STRAIN / PINCHED NERVE. WEARING HARD HAT AT TIME.

1999 · 1 incident

August 13, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Payne & Dolan Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS MOVING 1' PIECES OF STEEL IN A BIN; STEEL FLIPPED, FINGERS OF LEFT HAND WERE CAUGHT UNDERNEATH.

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