(MSHA Report of Investigation: Loading a steel plate (5' wide x 10' long x 3/4" thick; approx. 1,500 lbs.) onto flatbed truck using chain attached to front-end loader. The victim was on bed of the truck steadying & guiding plate onto the truck when the hook (no safety latch) became detached from the plate, and the victim & plate fell to the ground. Plate crushed victim.)
PLANT #2 Metal/Non-Metal
MICHELS ROAD & STONE, INC
· Surface
Controlled by
M10 Inc
Brownsville,
Dodge County,
WI
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702789
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
30
citations
6
significant & substantial
$42,752
proposed penalties
$26,602
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 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
May 23, 2005
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc
· Struck by falling object
Reportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)2015 · 1 incident
September 11, 2015
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
MICHELS CORPORATION · Contact with hot objects or substances
hand touched torch-- causing burn to right hand (thumb, palm and pinky)
2001 · 1 incident
October 3, 2001
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING SCREENS INSIDE OF PLANT.
2000 · 1 incident
March 21, 2000
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Fall down stairs
EE WALKED OUT OF TOOL TRAILER. HE GOT HIS SLEEVE CAUGHT ON RAILINGS. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND SLIP DOWN THE STEPS. HIS SLEEVE WAS STILL CAUGHT ON THE RAIL TEARING HIS ROTATOR C UFF.