Mining Incidents

Fond du Lac Stone, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dennis Buechel
Fond du Lac, WI, Fond Du Lac County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700054

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Jul 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
148
citations
29
significant & substantial
$40,048
proposed penalties
$32,844
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 29,207 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,360 3 2 892.9
2025 Q2 28,352 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 27,237 18 1 660.9
2024 Q4 25,578 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,800 5 2 1785.7
2023 Q3 3,360 1 0 297.6
2023 Q2 19,048 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2017 · 3 incidents

July 21, 2017 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck against a moving object

LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE DRIVING A FORKLIFT.

May 15, 2017 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by falling object

Claimant states dropped a stone on foot.

January 13, 2017 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Laceration on hand when cutting stone with saw

2014 · 1 incident

December 4, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ee shot nail into left middle finger

2011 · 3 incidents

August 17, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion in lifting objects

stacking 4 pallets of rock when back started to hurt

July 21, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading pellegrini some piece cracked hitting ee on left shoulder blade.

June 27, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Leg injured with chisel.

2010 · 2 incidents

June 30, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Catching stone, caught hand between stone and machine.

2009 · 1 incident

October 8, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by falling object

Splitting rock and chisel fell and hit foot.

2008 · 1 incident

June 5, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by falling object

While stacking broken flag pallet, one piece of stone broke off and bounced off ee's left foot.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 6, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Turning tables and pulled something in leg/ back area.

July 31, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving stone off machine and it slipped out of his hand, cutting his wrist.

April 20, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion in lifting objects

picking up stone (he strained his groin).

2006 · 2 incidents

April 6, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck against a moving object

Bouncing in loader caused back pain.

February 20, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

pushing stone back thorugh teeth pulled stomach muschles

2003 · 5 incidents

June 18, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SHIFTED STONE STRAINING ELBOW / ARM.

April 9, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Struck by falling object

A CROWBAR FELL OFF GUILLOTINE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHIN.

March 24, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF STONE (25-30LBS) & FELT A PINCH IN LOWER BACK

March 3, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TENDONITIS IN L WRIST FROM REPETITION

2002 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2002 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

EE WAS WORKING IN WORKING LIFTING STONES/ROCKS ONTO PALLETS. HE STUMBLED AND TWISTED WHILE CARRYING A 25 STONE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY.

May 23, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MICHELS CORPORATION · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A STONE ROLLED BACK OVER EE'S FINGER PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE STONE & A ROLLER.

2001 · 5 incidents