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WAUPACA INDUSTRIAL SAND COMPANY: 49 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Randall Faulks
WAUPACA, WI, Waupaca County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702855

WAUPACA INDUSTRIAL SAND COMPANY has $6K 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
17
Years on record
1989–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,622
proposed penalties
$5,622
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Faulks Brothers Construction Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
816
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: 816 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2010-07-06.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

WAUPACA INDUSTRIAL SAND COMPANY has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
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.
18.8%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
18.8%
reasonably likely or greater
45.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.4% low, 87.5% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2018-02-14, 8 years ago
17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
32
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz234 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (32)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2006-04-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.45 1.11 Bagging Operator
2006-03-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.27 0.53 2.40 Bagging Operator
2003-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.79 0.35 2.26 Bagging Operator
2000-08-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.68 0.88 1.91 Bagging Operator
2018-02-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Forklift Operator
2018-02-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.23 0.39 Bagging Operator
2016-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bagging Operator
2016-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Forklift Operator
2014-07-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bagging Operator
2014-07-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.64 0.48 Bagging Operator
2008-09-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.82 0.33 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2008-09-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.91 0.52 Bagging Operator
2008-09-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.49 0.23 Bagging Operator
2006-08-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.47 0.38 Bagging Operator
2006-08-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.54 0.33 Bagging Operator
2006-04-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.94 0.31 Bagging Operator
2006-04-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.6 0.83 Bagging Operator
2006-03-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 1.12 0.35 Bagging Operator
2006-03-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.62 0.40 Bagging Operator
2004-08-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.49 0.71 Bagging Operator
2004-08-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 0.43 0.93 Bagging Operator
2003-12-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Forklift Operator
2002-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 1.01 0.42 Bagging Operator
2002-11-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.64 0.69 Bagging Operator
2000-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.66 0.48 Bagging Operator
2000-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 0.71 0.77 Bagging Operator
2000-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 1.05 0.45 Bagging Operator
2000-10-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.65 Bagging Operator
2000-08-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.65 0.8 0.81 Pelletizer Operator
2000-08-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 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.
Ownership history
  1. Faulks Brothers Construction Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 7
2024 8
2023 8
2022 6
2021 7
2020 8
2019 8
2018 9
2017 10
2016 10
2015 10
2014 9
2013 10
2012 9
2011 10
2010 12
2009 11
2008 13
2007 11
2006 9
2005 7
2004 8
2003 7
2002 8
2001 9
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WAUPACA INDUSTRIAL SAND COMPANY sits in Waupaca 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.
Waupaca County, Wisconsin · Population 51,714
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,189
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 968 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 251 3 0 11952.2
2025 Q4 1,095 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,193 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 917 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 464 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,186 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,392 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,424 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 536 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,791 4 1 2233.4
2023 Q3 1,705 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 464 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 798 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 709 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 263 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 409 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,180 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,423 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,866 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 456 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,387 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,388 1 0 720.5
2020 Q2 1,274 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 769 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,359 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,520 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,367 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 587 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,057 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,183 1 0 845.3
2018 Q2 1,660 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,058 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,160 2 0 925.9
2017 Q3 2,781 1 0 359.6
2017 Q2 2,711 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,929 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,360 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,720 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,529 2 0 790.8
2016 Q1 1,626 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,835 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,246 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,836 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,211 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,430 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,803 2 0 1109.3
2014 Q2 2,118 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,274 3 0 2354.8
2013 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,447 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,051 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,706 1 0 586.2
2012 Q4 1,275 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,648 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,822 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,366 1 0 732.1
2011 Q4 1,413 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,367 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,036 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,329 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,775 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,906 3 2 1574.0
2010 Q2 2,302 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,544 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,560 3 0 1923.1
2009 Q3 1,824 3 1 1644.7
2009 Q2 2,337 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,276 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,882 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,033 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,011 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,954 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,708 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,602 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,861 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 700 1 0 1428.6
2006 Q4 2,620 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,169 1 0 239.9
2006 Q2 3,370 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,421 3 1 1239.2
2005 Q4 2,047 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,833 1 0 353.0
2005 Q2 2,822 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,374 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,928 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,091 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,288 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,305 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,505 2 2 798.4
2003 Q3 2,443 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,983 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,645 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,280 1 1 781.2
2002 Q3 3,578 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,474 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,558 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,470 5 0 2024.3
2001 Q3 3,666 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,044 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,633 5 1 1899.0
2000 Q3 296 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,802 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,830 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

August 8, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing test results show standard threshold shift as defined by MSHA.

August 8, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing test results show standard threshold shift as defined by MSHA.

2018 · 1 incident

August 28, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing tests on 8/20/18 and 8/28/18 show standard threshold shift as defined by MSHA. Employee's normal duties are to run forklift, front end loader, bagger, and sand plant.

2007 · 1 incident

March 29, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE has been a laborer & equipment operator. He reported on 3-29-07 that over the last couple of months, his pinkie & ring finger are numb. He has been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in the elbow. Surgery is scheduled for 4-17-07. He has no lost time up to that date. This report prepared when notification of surgery was confirmed.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 9, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE is a long time loader operator. he reported on 6-14-04 that over the last nine month his left hand has become numb and tingling. he has been since diagnosed with carpal tunnel of left wrist. surgery is scheduled for 8-16-04. he has had no lost time up to that date. this report prepared when notification of surgery was confirmed.

February 26, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING EMPTY BAGS ON FILLING SPOUT OF BAGGING MACHINE. THERE WERE NO APPARENT REASONS FOR INJURY OTHER THAN HE WAS MOVING HIS HAND AND ARM TO LIFT ONE EMPTY BAG AT A TIME. EE FELT PA IN AND HAD SUDDEN SWELLING ON TOP OF HIS HAND.

2000 · 1 incident

October 12, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING ONTO SEAT OF BAGGING MACHINE HIS LEG BRUSHED ACROSS NOZZLE SHARP EDGE CUT HIS LEG

1999 · 1 incident

September 29, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

*NOTE - EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 10/18/99. HUMAN RESOURCES DID NOT INFORM PREPARER UNTIL 12/7/99. EE WAS LIFTING FULL BAG OF SAND @ BAGGING PLANT, 100 LBS, FELT STRAIN IN MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

1998 · 1 incident

May 14, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS STRAIGHENING A PALLET ON BAGGING MACHINE PALLETIZER, ARM PULLED OFF OF PALLET & HIT FRAMEWORK OF MACHINE, BRUISING FOREARM.

1997 · 1 incident

October 13, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING THE PALLETIZE. SHE MOVED TO STRAIGHTEN SOME BAGS OF SAND ON ANOTHER PALLET, WHEN THE PALLET, CAME DOWN LINE AND RAN OVER HER FOOT, PINCHING HER TOE IN SOME ROLLERS.

1994 · 1 incident

August 17, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BRAKES ON FORKLIFT FAILED WHILE BACKING DOWN RAMP OPERATORS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT & CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN FORKLIFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE

1993 · 1 incident

August 17, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHARING OUT A FLOOR MAT AT SAND PLANT OFFICE TRUNED BODY TO CHANGE DIRECTION & TWISTED HIS KNEE X-RAYS INDICATED TORN TISSUE IN THE KNEE

1992 · 1 incident

September 18, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

EE & EE WERE REPLACING A BOLT IN A BEARING MOUNTEE WAS DIRECTLY UNDER FRAMEWORK EE LET BOLT SLIP EE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH BOLT REQUIRED TWO SUTURES

1990 · 3 incidents

September 5, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP OF M-75 LOADER, LOST BALANCE, FELL TO GROUND, SPRAINED WRIST TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF.

July 30, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CUTTING PRODUCT TUBING WITH UTILITY KNIFE,IT SLIPPED OUT OF MATERIAL HOSE AND SLICED INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

February 20, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PALLETS WITH SAND BAGS.ONE OF THE BAGS COMING OFF THE CONVEYOR MADE HIM TWIST TO GUIDE IT DOWN AND HE FELT PAIN.

1989 · 1 incident

June 5, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faulks Brothers Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

REMOVING CHAIN FROM CONV. OF BAGGER. CHAIN CAME OFF CONVEY UPPER PORTION DROPPED STRIKING HIM ON NOSE CAUSING LACER. BREAK TO NOSE.