Mining Incidents

Rock Road-Bluebell Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Mackville, Outagamie County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702599

Rock Road-Bluebell Quarry has $5K 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
13
Years on record
1983–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
49
citations
10
significant & substantial
$4,732
proposed penalties
$4,732
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
37
inspections on record
529
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: 529 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rock Road-Bluebell Quarry has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-31.
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
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 2,057 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,649 6 1 2265.0
2013 Q2 2,052 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 65 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,696 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,063 0 0 0.0
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 2,907 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,789 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,863 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,283 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,504 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,479 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,281 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,349 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,192 1 0 456.2
2009 Q1 966 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,354 3 1 894.5
2008 Q3 4,248 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,706 2 1 539.7
2008 Q1 1,666 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,072 1 0 197.2
2007 Q3 4,404 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,010 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,560 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,765 11 3 2308.5
2006 Q2 3,896 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,401 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,174 6 2 836.4
2005 Q3 7,936 1 0 126.0
2005 Q2 7,346 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,331 3 1 692.7
2004 Q4 6,633 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,712 1 0 129.7
2004 Q2 7,384 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,679 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,110 3 0 491.0
2003 Q3 5,300 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,608 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,769 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,298 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,979 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,682 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,326 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,123 7 1 1366.4
2001 Q3 5,582 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,024 2 0 661.4
2001 Q1 3,334 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,508 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,235 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,957 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,763 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 21, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Badger Highways Co Inc · Fall from ladders

Ladder was placed on cement surface & leveled stone. Was informed by employee of fractured/crushed lumbar L1 & L2, Broken right hand.

1990 · 1 incident

April 10, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Badger Highways Co Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED MACHINERY WHILE CLEANING WINDOWS OF BREAKER BUILDING MOUNTED ON CRUSHER.

1988 · 5 incidents

November 16, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Badger Highways Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING TRANSFORMER LEVER TO START GYRO 440 VOLT -- CONTACT NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. THREW BODY 8-10 FT. ACROSS ROOM. LANDED ON TABLE AND CONVEYOR ON FLOOR.

November 10, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LIFTING LID OFF THE HYDRAULIC TANK SET IT ON THE TIRE, WENT TO PUT THE LID BACK ON, IT SLID OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.

July 20, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING FRONTEND LOADER.HIT POTHOLE AND WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN CAB.HAS SORE BACK.WASNT REPORTED TO EMPLR UNTIL 8-4-88 BECAUSED HE THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY BY ITSELF.

May 9, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH KNIFE & KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

March 7, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A CEDAR RAPIDS VIBRATING SCREEN-HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN & WAS HITTING THE SCRFEEN WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER BOUNCED & HIT HIS LEFT HAND

1987 · 3 incidents

August 17, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Badger Highways Co Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS OPERATIN1 FRONT END LOADER WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW AND SPRAYED HOT OIL IN HIS EYES AND FACE.

April 6, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Badger Highways Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN A LADDER & HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT (HE WAS TREATED 2ND WK IN MARCH FOR A NON-WORK-RELATED BACK STRAIN & APPARENTLY AGGRAVATED IT BY CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER)

February 16, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Badger Highways Co Inc · Fall from ladders

HE WAS EXITING 5 TRAILER THAT HAD A LADDER INSTEAD OF STEPS. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE LADDER IT SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND HE FELL APPROX 3 FEET

1983 · 3 incidents

November 23, 1983 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CHECKING A SCREEN ON A CRUSHER RUBBED HAND ALONG SCREEN AND SLIVER OF STEEL WENT INTO HIS HAND

August 12, 1983 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Badger Highways Co Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE WORKING FRONT WHEEL HUB OF FRONT END LOADER, HOT OIL SPRAYED OUT WHEN PLUG WAS REMOVED WHILE CHECKING FOR PRESSURE.

July 28, 1983 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Badger Highways Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE GETTING A LOAD OF GRAVEL INTO BUCKET OF LOADER DROVE LOADER BUCKET INTO GRAVEL PILE JOLT OF LOADER SNAPPED NECK AND CAUSED WHIP LASH

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