Mining Incidents

Plant #41 Metal/Non-Metal

Plain, Sauk County, WI  ·  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 file

2022 · 1 incident

September 22, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

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.

2014 · 1 incident

December 2, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
The Kraemer Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

welding cable struck employee in the mouth

2007 · 1 incident

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