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Rusk County Pits Metal/Non-Metal
Rusk County Highway Department
· Surface
Controlled by
Rusk County-WI
Ladysmith,
Rusk County,
WI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700723
Rusk County Pits has $668 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
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$668
proposed penalties
$668
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
21
inspections on record
188
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 188 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rusk County Pits has $668 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$668
proposed penalties
$668
current assessed
$668
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 9090.9 |
| 2010 Q1 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 275 | 3 | 0 | 10909.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 834 | 2 | 0 | 2398.1 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 627 | 1 | 0 | 1594.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1987 · 1 incident
November 9, 1987
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rusk County Highway Department · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
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