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: 113 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VALLEY PIT 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
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
9
2002
9
2001
7
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
VALLEY PIT sits in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin · Population 409,040
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$104,100
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2003 Q3
5,031
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
5,150
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,621
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,327
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,559
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,945
6
1
2037.4
2002 Q1
184
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,726
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3
5,294
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,179
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
671
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,054
7
2
1726.7
2000 Q3
5,756
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,498
18
4
5145.8
2000 Q1
240
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
1997 · 1 incident
January 20, 1997WI · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP WAS REPAIRING A TORN BELT. SLIPPED ON THE WET BELT SURFACE AND FELL ON HIS BACK. STRUCK HIS HEAD, SHOULDER AND BACK ON THE GROUND. EMP HAS ACONCUSSION, STRAINED SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN.
1994 · 1 incident
November 3, 1994WI · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IT WAS RAINING & WHILE WALKING ON CAT WALK SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEG UNDER HIM. HE PARTLY CRACKED THE SMALL BONE IN LOWER LEG AND NEEDED A CAST UP TO HIS KNEE.
1992 · 2 incidents
August 10, 1992WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
WHILE PUTTING A GUARD ON THE FEEDER BY THE FIELD HOPPER SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE THROUGH IT WAS SAND. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS SORE SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE TOOK A RUSTY FLAKE OUT AN D IT IS FINE NOW.
WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON WASH PLANT, A SPECK FLEW INTO EYE BEHIND HIS GLASSES. HE RUBBED HIS EYE & IT SEEMED OK. NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY) THERE WAS PAIN IN THE EYE, AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN IT. THE DOCTOR EXAMINED IT AND SAID IT WAS A SCRATCH. NOW IS FINE.
May 14, 1991WI · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
HE REACHED INTO AREA UNDER PLANT BELT WITH GLOVE ON GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN IDLER AND PULLED HAND BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER.
April 13, 1988WI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE TAKING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OFF OF A MACK TRUCK I FORGOT & PLACED MY HAND IN BETWEEN MUFFLER & CYLINDER WHILE CYLINDER WAS LEVELING OFF MY RT.HAND WAS SINCHED CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING A S TICHES ON MY RING FINGER AT MIDDLE JOINT & AN ABRASION ON INDEX FINGER OF SAME HAND
1984 · 1 incident
February 2, 1984WI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON