Mining Incidents

Plant #44 Metal/Non-Metal

Plain, Sauk County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4701730

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,411
proposed penalties
$2,411
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 3,698 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,780 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,449 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,900 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,859 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 950 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,978 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,278 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

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

September 9, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
The Kraemer Company LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Employee states he sustained welding flash burns to his eyes.

2011 · 1 incident

March 11, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
The Kraemer Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to the doctor on 3/12/2011 because he believed he got a piece of foreign material in his eye on 3/11/2011. He notified the employer on 3/14/2011.

2003 · 1 incident

July 16, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
The Kraemer Company LLC · Rubbed or abraded

EE STATED THAT SEAT IN LOADER CAUSED INFECTION IN HIS LEG.

2002 · 1 incident

October 31, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Kraemer Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS FINISHING HIS JOB ASSIGNMENT, PUTTING HISROLL WELDING MACHINE IN HIS TRUCK. EE REPORTED LIFTING EQUIPMENT INTO TRUCK AND HURTING HIS BACK. EE REPORTED MUSCLE STAIN.

2001 · 1 incident

July 12, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
The Kraemer Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK INTO A BULL THISTLE WITH HIS KNEE. EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE KNEE 1 HOUR LATER WITH STIFFNESS AND SWELLING BY THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

2000 · 1 incident

February 17, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The Kraemer Company LLC · Struck by flying object

DUST PARTICLE ENTERED EYE WHILE EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES