Mining Incidents

Wash Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

A-1 Materials Inc · Surface
Controlled by Terri Stelter
Bloomer, Chippewa County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702429

Wash Plant 1 has $2K 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
19
Years on record
1987–1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,560
proposed penalties
$1,560
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
16
inspections on record
177
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: 177 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wash Plant 1 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-11-01.
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
2012 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 76 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 115 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 389 1 0 2570.7
2010 Q3 7 1 0 142857.1
2010 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 197 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 390 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 153 1 0 6535.9
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 591 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 979 4 0 4085.8
2007 Q3 1,313 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 927 4 0 4315.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 884 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,387 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,489 2 0 1343.2
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,122 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,813 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,881 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,044 2 0 1915.7
2004 Q3 1,774 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,442 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,021 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,659 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,318 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 939 1 0 1065.0
2002 Q3 1,249 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,433 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1 3 0 3000000.0
2001 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 718 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 683 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,382 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,316 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 56 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING CRUSHER SCREEN PULLED MSUCLE IN BACK

September 4, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEARING LOADER BUCKET OUT & PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

1997 · 1 incident

March 18, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
A-1 Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HAD TORCH UNDERNEATH THE HOPPER ON THE WASH PLANT TO MELT THE ICE AWAY. JACKET STARTED TO BURN.

1995 · 1 incident

March 20, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A-1 Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCHED AND FRACTURE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND PRYING PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PRYBAR AND CONVEYOR.

1993 · 1 incident

September 21, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
A-1 Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS WALKING IN THE PIT-TWISTED KNEE-WHEN STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF ROCK.

1992 · 5 incidents

May 26, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SHOVELING HURT LOWER PART OF BACK

May 13, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING A SCREEN INTO A PICKUP-PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

April 16, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A-1 Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SMASHED BETWEEN TO PIECE OF METAL IN TAIL PULLEY.

April 15, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON GRINDER WHEEL SLIPPED AND GRINDER WHEEL HIT ARM METAL IN ARM

January 3, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING ENGINE BACK INTO LOADER SMASHED FINGER .

1991 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PICKING UP HEAVY EQUIPMENT PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER BACK.

1990 · 5 incidents

July 27, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF STEEL- PULLED MUSCLES.

July 23, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
A-1 Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON CRUSHER DECK-ROCK BOUNCED OUT STRIKING HIS TOE.

July 10, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A-1 Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER AND SLIPPED.

April 7, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A-1 Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS WORKING ON MACHINERY WHEN CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT IN BLET. BROKE NAVICULAR BONE IN LEFT HAND.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A-1 Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER CHIPPED & THE STEEL SLIVER DROVE INTO THE INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

September 3, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
A-1 Materials Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT EYE STARTED HURTING THRUSDAY AFTERNOON AS IF SOMETHING WAS IN IT, & ON FRIDAY BOTH EYES WERE HURTING.

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