Mining Incidents

WP-820 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lynda Somers
Plover, WI, Portage County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702955

WP-820 has $330 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
5
Years on record
1994–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$330
proposed penalties
$330
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
59
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: 59 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WP-820 has $330 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.
$330
proposed penalties
$330
current assessed
$330
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 680 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,048 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,035 4 0 3864.7
2002 Q1 1,096 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,805 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 5,044 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,270 2 0 379.5
2001 Q1 2,505 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,517 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,743 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,627 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,127 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 1 incident

June 2, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somers Aggregates LTD · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CRUSHER PART WAS BOUND UP DURING REPLACEMENT OF MANGANESE. CONE MOVED & PINCHED 2 FINGERS WHILE HE WAS PUSHING ON THE CONE TO GET IT TO DROP INTO PLACE. FINGER TIPS PINCHEDS

1999 · 1 incident

October 18, 1999 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Somers Aggregates LTD · Flash burns (electric)

REWIRING SWITCHES FOR CONVEYER, WAS WIRED WRONG WHEN MAIN WAS ENGAGED A FIRE BALL CAME OUT OF THE BOX AND BURNED HIS RIGHT ARM FROM THE ELBOW TO THE SHOULDER.

1996 · 1 incident

August 6, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somers Aggregates LTD · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LOOSENING THE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY. RETRAILING COLLAR ON TIGHTENER FELL OFF, WHILE INSERTING RETAINING COLLAR, BEARING SLID PINNIING FINGER RIPPING FLESH OFF OF FINGER. MACHINE WAS S HUT DOWN. WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1994 · 2 incidents

March 22, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somers Aggregates LTD · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CHANGING THE TOP DECK SCREENS ON THE BOULDER SCREENER, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER & EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE TO LOWER BACK.

March 1, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Somers Aggregates LTD · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE REMOVING UNDERSIRABLE ROCK/DEBRIS FROM ELEVATED CONVEYOR (WHILE STANDING ON A GUARDED WORK PLATFORM) A 6-8" ROCK ROLLED DOWNTHE CONVEYOR AND IMPACTED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A FRAC TURE.

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