Mining Incidents

Plant #48 Metal/Non-Metal

Plain, Sauk County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700201

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
23
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,914
proposed penalties
$2,914
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 2,826 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,295 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,549 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,942 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,552 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,326 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,813 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,867 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

13 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2021 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was stepping down in to the feeder and hyper extended knee.

July 28, 2021 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a section of conveyor belt with a knife, knife slipped and operator cut leg needing stitches to close the wound.

2019 · 1 incident

February 25, 2019 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Kraemer Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner slipped on ice and broke knee.

2012 · 1 incident

October 11, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Kraemer Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee tripped on a pallet jack and fell, fracturing her left fibula.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 7, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a gearbox and strained his back.

March 2, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Kraemer Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping down from a mobile equipment ladder. On his last step to the ground, he stepped on uneven frozen ground and twisted ankle.

2009 · 1 incident

April 3, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reports pinching finger between screen box and conveyor while folding screener wing.

2008 · 1 incident

June 4, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee pinched finger while unhooking dollies from dozer.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing roll plant screens. He scratched the tip of his elbow on the edge of the screen frame. An infection formed in his arm.

May 17, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
The Kraemer Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Notification from American Industrial Medical, Inc. of confirmation of miner's Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 2, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
The Kraemer Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WHEEL GUARD AND THE GUARD ON THE BREAKER

March 19, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
The Kraemer Company LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE MADE EMERGENCY JUMP OUT OF MOVING DOZER. FELL TO GROUND AND SUSTAINED LEFT ELBOW FRACTURE AND POSSIBLE LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE.

February 26, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEYER SET SCREW WAS HITTING GUARD. EE WAS POINTING OUT THE LOCATION TO ANOTHER CO-WORKER WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE MOVING MACHINERY. TIP OF HIS POINTER FINGER WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED.