Mining Incidents

Franklin Aggregates Metal/Non-Metal

Payne & Dolan, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
Franklin, Milwaukee County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700216

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
62
citations
7
significant & substantial
$9,333
proposed penalties
$7,603
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
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 336 4 0 11904.8
2013 Q2 1,894 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,487 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,668 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,092 1 0 196.4
2012 Q2 8,118 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,886 4 1 1029.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

September 18, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

At the end of shift, EE parked haul truck at the access platform located on E. side of shop. The EE was walking down the stairs and caught his rt. heel on the edge of the 2nd to last step causing his rt. ankle to roll/twist and stumbled to ground. On 9/19 an X-ray revealed a closed fracture of the right ankle. The EE was given a walking boot, crutches and placed on restrictions.

2010 · 1 incident

October 15, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by falling object

Haul truck dumped its load into the primary crusher before the crusher was started. Employee fractured ankle clearing rocks out of the jaw crusher when a rock slid and fell from grizzley/feeder striking ankle.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 9, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner injured the right index finger while unhitching a trailer containing a dewatering pump. The trailer was rear heavy and the rear stabilizers were non-functional. While unhitching the trailer, it shifted upward pushing the pindle hitch back, trapping finger between hitch and bumper.

May 30, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting up a mod office in shop. EE pulled a panel when he felt a sharp pain in left shoulder. The EE tried to work through the injury, but shoulder was not improving. On 12/8/09 EE 1st saw dr and diagnosed with a strain without restriction. During layoff the EE received medical restrictions. Layoff callback occurred on 3/19/10, but EE could not return due to restrictions.

2007 · 2 incidents

March 6, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Upon finishing maintenance and in the process of cleaning up the C-11 area, the employe finished wrapping up the torch hoses and welding leads. At ground level, he slipped landing on his right shoulder, unaware that ice was beneath the fresh snow presenting the slip fall hazard. The employee continued uninterupted work schedule until the restricted duty status of 5/15/07.

January 11, 2007 WI · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a manual pipe bender to bed conduit for an electrical installation. The employee had his left foot on the foot pedal of the pipe bender and was placing downforce on the pedal to bend the conduit when he felt pain in his ankle and felt the ankle give out. The employee was transported to a local hospital by ambulance and diagnosed with a broken left ankle.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN SURGE TUNNEL AT THE END OF A NEARLY FULL SHIFT OF TRUCK DRIVING. HE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO PUSH SOME WET MATERIAL INTO A SMALL PILE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BAC K AND RIGHT LEG.

February 16, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE CORD FROM A 30 HP MOTOR WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. WHEN HE WENT TO CUT TAPE OFF, HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE KNIFE TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.