Michels Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
struck left thumb with hammer - contusion and Fx
Wisconsin Rose Red: 50 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Michels Road & Stone, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
M10 Inc
Wausau, WI,
Marathon County,
WI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700094
Wisconsin Rose Red has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $124 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1983–2021
- Latest incident
- Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,080
proposed penalties
$4,436
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $644 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
848
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 848 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Wisconsin Rose Red has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $124 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$124
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $651 in penalties contested before the Commission, $131 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.22.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
22.0%
reasonably likely or greater
42.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.0% low, 72.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
80%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$651 proposed, $131 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 2008-02-12.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2008-185M | Settlement | Feldman | 2009 | $651 → $131 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2020-10-28, 5 years ago
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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.22%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz92 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg8
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.99 | 0.41 | 2.41 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2002-01-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2020-10-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2020-10-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2016-12-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2016-12-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2011-06-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.54 | 0.26 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2011-06-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2003-12-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2003-12-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2003-12-17 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.19 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2003-12-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.28 | 0.71 | 0.39 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2002-01-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.61 | 0.30 | Utility Man |
| 2002-01-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.51 | 0.81 | 0.63 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2001-09-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cutting Mach Operator | ||
| 2001-09-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.26 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2001-09-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 1.57 | 0.10 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2001-09-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.89 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
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
- Lake Wausau Granite Company 1950 to 1997
- Michels Corporation 1997 to 2021
- MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Wisconsin Rose Red sits in Marathon County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Marathon County, Wisconsin · Population 138,067
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$76,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,729 | 1 | 0 | 366.4 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,050 | 1 | 0 | 487.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,562 | 2 | 0 | 780.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,673 | 1 | 0 | 272.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,519 | 1 | 0 | 284.2 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,307 | 1 | 0 | 232.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,043 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,894 | 1 | 0 | 345.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,910 | 3 | 0 | 611.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,268 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,146 | 1 | 1 | 241.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,272 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,983 | 1 | 0 | 251.1 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,360 | 1 | 0 | 297.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,485 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,562 | 1 | 0 | 390.3 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,240 | 1 | 0 | 308.6 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,836 | 1 | 1 | 260.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,899 | 2 | 0 | 513.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 4,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,168 | 6 | 1 | 1439.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,400 | 1 | 0 | 294.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,807 | 9 | 2 | 2364.1 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,241 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,301 | 5 | 2 | 1514.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,057 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,482 | 1 | 0 | 287.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,990 | 1 | 0 | 334.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,208 | 1 | 0 | 452.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,728 | 2 | 0 | 733.1 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file2021 · 1 incident
2007 · 2 incidents
July 10, 2007
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Michels Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface
fell while walking and bruised tailbone
March 27, 2007
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michels Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Twisted right knee, had no lost work days. 0n 4/09/2007 sought treatment and is in need of MCL repair.
2003 · 1 incident
Michels Corporation · Fall onto or against objects
EE BROKE A STONE AND THE STONE FELL APART. EE FELL INTO THE STONE WITH HIS FACE, FRACTURING HIS NOSE.
1998 · 1 incident
Michels Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BULLSETTING HANDLE BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH
1996 · 1 incident
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE GROUTING USING SNARE CHAIN ON DERRICK--OPERATOR MISSED GROUT BOX WITH WASTE BLOCK--WHEN THE STONE BUMPED THE GROUT BOX IT TURNED, PINCHING HIS LEG AGAINST QUARRY WALL. NATURE AND EXTENT OF INJURY--TORN LIGAMENT.
1995 · 1 incident
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object
GROUTING- USE OF SNARE CHAIN W/DERRICK- TRIED TO SLIDE LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK DOWN PILE TO WRAP CHAIN AROUND IT. IT SLIDE FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED AND LANDED ON FOOT ABOVE RT FIRST TOE. CAUSED CON TUSION AND FRACTURE.
1992 · 2 incidents
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by falling object
68935 LOADING GRANITE SLAB ON TRUCK WITH MOBIL CRANE SLAB BUMPED SIDE RAIL ON TRUCK CAUSING HOOK TO COME OUT OF HOLE AND THE SLAB FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKERS HAD JUST MADE A LIFT (BLAST). AFTER SANDING WORK AREA, HE WAS DISCUSSING WITH FELLOW WORKERS WHERE TO ATTACH SAFETY HARNESSES AND INSTALL FENCING TO MAKE AREA SAFE. HE VOLUNTEERED TO G ET HARNESSES. AS HE TURNED, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS ATTEMPT TO REGAIN BALANCE TOOK HIM OVER THE EDGEE. HE FELL APPROX. 8' HITTING LEFT FOOT ON SMALL BOULDER DISLOCATING A BONE IN FOOT.
1989 · 3 incidents
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES STONE FELL ON DUMP TRUCK BOX ALLOWING IT TO RISE AND HIT BOTTOM OF LEFT UPPER ARM.
November 21, 1989
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TO FAST WITH LOADER, HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN SIDEWAYS TO PREVENT HEAD INJURY HE BRACERD HIMSELF AGAINST WINDOW WITH HIS ARM KNOCKING OUT THE WINDOW AND CA USING INJURY.
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS POUNDING BRACE PIN INTO A HOLE HE HAD DRILLED IN BLOCK TO SUPPORT END SLAB WHILE BEING SAWED. HE MISSED THE PIN AND FRACTURED LEFT THUMB.
1988 · 3 incidents
December 21, 1988
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD, FELL FORWARD AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT HAND. SORENESS PERSISTED UNTIL PRESENT IN RIGHT WRIST. BEING THIS LONG, THOUGHT IS SHOULD BE CHECKED. 1ST WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/10/89.
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Accident type, without injuries
FIRE FROM AN UNKNOWN CAUSED DESTROYED BUILDING AND WIRE SAW.
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A STONE WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY TRIED TO DISLODGE WITH A BAR. STONE SUDDENLY DISLODGED ITSELF AND ROLLED AWAY. EMPLOYEE FELL OFF AND STRUCK STONE NEXTY TO THE ONE HE H AD BEEN STANDIN1 ON, HITTING HIS CHEST AND BREAKING FIVE RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
1987 · 1 incident
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL LIFTING ST2NE TO PUT INTO GROUT BOX.PIECE OF STONE BROKE AND FELL ON FOOT ABOVE STEEL PORTION OF SHOE.X-RAYS REVEALED NO FX BUT DID HAVE BAD BRUISE REQ HIM TO MISS 3 WORK DAYS.
1986 · 1 incident
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BARRING 5 STONE WITH ANOTHER ON TOP IN ORDER TO TIP BOTH STONES. WHEN THE STONES TOPPLED THE TOP STONE SPUN OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG, CAUSING A LACERATION APPROX, 6 INCHES AB OVE THE ANKEL. 3
1983 · 1 incident
October 17, 1983
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lake Wausau Granite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE PIECE OF GRANITE FROM LOOSE QUARRY WALL, EE STEPPED ON THE LOOSE EDGE WHILE PRYING THE LARGE BLOCK. WHEN USING A CROW BAR TO PRY WITH THE PIECE HE WAS STANDI NG ON FELL WITH HIM ON IT, SUBSEQUENTLY PINNING HIM BETWEEN 2 LARGE STONE & THE QUARRY WALL. PHYSICAL DAMAGE IS NOT COMPLETELY KNOWN. INJURY INCLUDED ARM SHOULDER PELVIS BROKEN THUMB LACERATI