Striking a piece of metal with a hammer, small shard of steel flew off and struck the miner in the knee. Operator needed surgery to remove the piece of steel and four stitches to close the wound.
Plant #41 Metal/Non-Metal
Controlled by
Mathy Construction Company
Plain,
Sauk County,
WI
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Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4701834
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2001–2022
- Latest incident
- Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
38
citations
12
significant & substantial
$4,710
proposed penalties
$4,710
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,912 | 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
6 on file2022 · 1 incident
September 22, 2022
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by flying object
2014 · 1 incident
The Kraemer Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
welding cable struck employee in the mouth
2007 · 1 incident
The Kraemer Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
Putting toggle seat in pitman on breaker. The seat slipped and pinched finger.
2005 · 1 incident
August 15, 2005
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Kraemer Company, LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was helping to fold stacking conveyor, standing on a shroud on the edge of the conveyer. Conveyor shook, causing employee to fall to the ground.
2004 · 1 incident
July 12, 2004
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 WAS CLIMBING DOWN LOADER STEPS. CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER ON LOADER STEP, CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.
2001 · 1 incident
The Kraemer Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN STEEL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.