Employee was moving one gin pole from one sheet to another when he felt it slip. Instead of dropping it, he grabbed tighter and pulled a muscle.
Superior Silica Sands LLC FLS Mine/Wet Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Superior Silica Sands LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Iron Oak Energy Solutions LLC
Almena,
Barron County,
WI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703670
Superior Silica Sands LLC FLS Mine/Wet Plant has $20K 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
- 2012
- Latest incident
- Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
56
citations
11
significant & substantial
$20,387
proposed penalties
$20,387
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
20
inspections on record
289
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: 289 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Superior Silica Sands LLC FLS Mine/Wet Plant has $20K 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.$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 5,667 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,881 | 4 | 1 | 819.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,686 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 7,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,666 | 2 | 0 | 545.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 7,646 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 4,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,170 | 3 | 1 | 946.4 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,871 | 6 | 0 | 1231.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,351 | 16 | 3 | 2519.3 |
| 2015 Q2 | 7,085 | 3 | 1 | 423.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,466 | 10 | 3 | 1546.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 7,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,245 | 4 | 1 | 762.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 6,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,997 | 3 | 1 | 600.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 680 | 5 | 0 | 7352.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2012 · 1 incident
October 23, 2012
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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Superior Silica Sands LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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