Mining Incidents

ROFFERS PITS Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald A Roffers
Iron River, Bayfield County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702533

ROFFERS PITS has $4K 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
2
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Dec 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,505
proposed penalties
$3,505
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
9
inspections on record
111
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: 111 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ROFFERS PITS has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-11-08.
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
2006 Q2 4,366 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,191 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,789 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,087 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,482 3 0 1208.7
2004 Q3 3,273 0 0 0.0
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 2,252 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,669 5 3 2995.8
2003 Q3 2,792 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,856 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 272 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,318 12 4 9104.7
2002 Q3 496 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,467 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,281 4 1 3122.6
2001 Q3 1,303 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,605 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,193 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,471 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,495 1 0 668.9
2000 Q1 428 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

December 14, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Roffers Construction Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BELT ON HEWITT ROBINS BREAKER, STANDING ON A LADDER PROPPED AGAINST THE BREAKER, LADDER BEGAN TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE FELL, APPROX 15', LANDING ON BUTTOCKS, FALLING BACK & LANDING ON BACK.

1983 · 1 incident

May 26, 1983 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Roffers Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I WAS CHECKING THE TENSION ON THE V-BELTS ON THE DRIVE FOR THE SCREEN DECK ON THE CRUSHER, THE ECCENTRIC HAD STOPPED ON THE HIGH SIDE AND WHEN I PULLED ON THE BELTS IT TURNED DOWN CATCHING THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS BETWEEN THE V-BELTS AND THE PULLEY.

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