An employee was fatally injured during maintenance work on the hopper. EE was operating a CAT forklift in close proximity to a Volvo excavator. EE exited the vehicle without notifying the other employees working in the area. Other employees stated they heard a "pop" and found the forklift operator unconscious next to the fork of the forklift.
Wegenhoft Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Wegenhoft Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1995–2021
- Latest incident
- Oct 2021
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Wegenhoft Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,124 | 1 | 0 | 140.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,269 | 1 | 0 | 159.5 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,070 | 1 | 0 | 141.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 8,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,816 | 1 | 0 | 113.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 6,531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,860 | 1 | 0 | 145.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,533 | 2 | 2 | 265.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,475 | 1 | 0 | 133.8 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,290 | 1 | 0 | 137.2 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 13,715 | 1 | 0 | 72.9 |
| 2021 Q1 | 14,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 13,912 | 3 | 0 | 215.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 11,095 | 3 | 1 | 270.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 13,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 12,784 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 11,696 | 1 | 0 | 85.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 16,699 | 3 | 1 | 179.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 12,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 11,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 12,720 | 2 | 0 | 157.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 15,121 | 1 | 0 | 66.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 13,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 12,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 10,756 | 4 | 1 | 371.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 10,657 | 3 | 0 | 281.5 |
| 2017 Q2 | 12,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 12,174 | 1 | 0 | 82.1 |
| 2016 Q3 | 12,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,477 | 3 | 1 | 240.4 |
| 2016 Q1 | 13,198 | 2 | 0 | 151.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 12,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 13,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 12,423 | 2 | 0 | 161.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 10,571 | 2 | 0 | 189.2 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 12,827 | 1 | 0 | 78.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 10,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 11,037 | 1 | 0 | 90.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 10,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,345 | 1 | 0 | 96.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 9,531 | 1 | 0 | 104.9 |
| 2012 Q4 | 10,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,269 | 1 | 0 | 97.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 9,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 6,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 12,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 14,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 14,791 | 1 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2010 Q4 | 13,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 14,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 12,272 | 2 | 1 | 163.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 8,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 7,382 | 2 | 2 | 270.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,607 | 2 | 0 | 262.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 6,905 | 3 | 0 | 434.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 8,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 9,548 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 13,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 12,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 12,938 | 5 | 4 | 386.5 |
| 2007 Q2 | 14,356 | 1 | 1 | 69.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 15,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 14,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 11,465 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 10,150 | 3 | 0 | 295.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 9,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,392 | 8 | 1 | 1251.6 |
| 2005 Q2 | 9,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 8,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 7,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 7,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 8,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 9,302 | 1 | 0 | 107.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 12,490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 12,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 16,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 12,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,042 | 3 | 1 | 249.1 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 7,787 | 5 | 1 | 642.1 |
| 2001 Q3 | 10,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,851 | 2 | 1 | 254.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 7,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 8,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 17,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
10 on file (excluding fatalities above)2019 · 2 incidents
Employee was in the process of using a pry bar to roll the roll-away box back into place after performing maintenance on the shaker. The pry bar slipped out of the pivot point and EE's right hand contacted the right edge of the roll-away box. Although EE was wearing gloves, the force from the contact partially tore EE's right pinky finger nail and drew blood from the nail bed.
EE was using a cordless drill to drill a hole in a piece of rubber. While holding the rubber down with right hand, the drill slipped. The bit ripped through the glove and cut EE's middle finger on the right hand. EE was taken to the hospital and received stitches and medication.
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee was using a weed eater around the scalehouse. After they were done with the task, they noticed their left eye was irritated.
While moving pipe for hopper support, the pipe clamp came loose causing the pipe to fall. Upon top end of pipe hitting the ground. The bottom end rose into the air, striking employee in the face. Flipped the employee and they landed on their stomach.
2016 · 2 incidents
Employee was in the process of cutting a zip tie on a hydraulic hose when the pocket knife slipped and cut left wrist.
Employee was in the process of changing cutting edges on a wheel loader bucket. When EE went to hold one side of the bolt while tightening the nut, the bolt head caught left index finger.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was helping welder fix bull rock chute. Molten metal from cutting torch fell in his left shoe and burned ankle.
2014 · 1 incident
Two employees were returning the two piece "Auto Crane" boom on a service truck to the traveling position. One employee pushed on the boom extension and the injured employee's right finger got caught between the two pieces of the boom.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was beating out a bushing on a Track hoe when the bar flew back and struck his head.
1995 · 1 incident
WHILE SHIFTING THE DRAG. MACHINE FROM SWING TO TRAVEL THE LEVER JUMPED A GEAR STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM TEARING SKIN.
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