Mining Incidents

Washara Co Operations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeffery A Gaastra
Waushara County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702783

MSHA record for Washara Co Operations (mine ID 4702783). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Sam Gaastra & Sons Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Washara Co Operations sits in Waushara 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.
Waushara County, Wisconsin · Population 24,752
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,968
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.