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: 570 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Waterford Pit has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-30.
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 violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 75%
Stood as issued
3 · 25%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
35%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-01-06.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2011-07-06, 15 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2011-07-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.29
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
1.15
0.38
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-03-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
1.21
0.11
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-03-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
4
2025
5
2024
4
2023
4
2022
3
2021
6
2020
7
2019
6
2018
4
2017
4
2016
3
2015
3
2014
4
2013
2
2012
4
2011
3
2010
3
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
8
2005
7
2004
6
2003
6
2002
5
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Waterford Pit sits in Racine County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Racine County, Wisconsin · Population 196,888
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$75,331
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
2026 Q2
2,538
6
1
2364.1
2026 Q1
816
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
2,589
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,182
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,257
1
0
307.0
2025 Q1
722
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,200
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
3,212
5
0
1556.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,055
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
890
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,003
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,275
2
0
1568.6
2023 Q2
1,433
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,050
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,478
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,644
1
1
608.3
2022 Q2
830
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
417
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,342
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,900
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,936
1
0
516.5
2021 Q1
704
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,616
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
3,611
11
1
3046.2
2020 Q2
2,952
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
177
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,379
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,939
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,867
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
705
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,874
3
0
1600.9
2018 Q3
1,869
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,505
3
0
1993.4
2018 Q1
760
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,302
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,129
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,001
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
996
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,062
6
0
5649.7
2016 Q3
1,165
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,108
4
1
3610.1
2016 Q1
653
1
0
1531.4
2015 Q4
889
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,151
5
2
2324.5
2015 Q2
1,989
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
74
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,954
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,240
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,363
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
989
2
0
2022.2
2013 Q3
1,897
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,244
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
1,508
1
0
663.1
2012 Q3
2,118
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,132
8
1
3752.3
2012 Q1
625
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,465
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,936
2
1
1033.1
2011 Q2
1,666
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,071
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,219
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,361
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
480
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
437
10
1
22883.3
2009 Q3
1,874
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,728
17
5
9838.0
2009 Q1
493
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
692
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,313
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,512
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
662
1
0
1510.6
2007 Q4
760
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,701
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,079
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
995
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,091
6
1
1941.1
2006 Q3
3,155
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,066
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,972
6
1
1510.6
2005 Q4
4,780
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,858
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,911
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,326
6
0
4524.9
2004 Q4
1,835
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,370
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,870
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,342
6
2
4470.9
2003 Q4
2,061
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,957
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,334
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,133
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,088
3
0
1436.8
2002 Q3
2,514
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,494
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
627
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
620
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,244
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,160
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
379
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
551
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,005
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,784
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
910
3
1
3296.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2004 · 1 incident
October 4, 2004WI · Metal/Non-Metalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE OF A FRONTEND LOADER BUCKET. USING AN IMPACT WRENCH WITH LEFT HAND TO TIGHTEN THE NUT. PUSHED DOWN ON WRENCH, FORCED HEAD OF BOLT OUT OF HOLE AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT SPUN AND CUT EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
2001 · 1 incident
June 13, 2001WI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
REMOVING CUTTING EDGE OF LOADER BUCKET, EMPLOYEE USED HIS HAND TO APPLY UPWARD PRESSURE TO BOLT.THE BOLT SPUN QUICKLY, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE RECIEVED 8 SUTURES ON HIS MIDDLE FING ER, LEFT HAND.
A WEAKENED GUARD TO THE COUNTERWEIGHT AT THE LANDSCAPE PLANT BROKE ON ONE SIDE CAUSED BY THE SHAKING OF THE PLANT. AFTER THE GUARD WAS BROKEN, IT MOVED INTO THE ROTATING COUNTERWEIGHT. THE GUA RD CAUGHT ON THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND FLIPPED UP AND HIT EE IN THE HAND WHILE HE WAS UP CHECKING ON THE SCREENS.
1995 · 1 incident
August 8, 1995WI · Metal/Non-Metalgathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON