Mining Incidents

Plant #33 Metal/Non-Metal

LaCrosse, La Crosse County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703160

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
25
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,273
proposed penalties
$2,273
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 4,789 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q3 5,083 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,171 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 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

22 on file

2026 · 1 incident

2025 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Smashed finger between steel frame and prybar while trying to remove built up material from a roller.

2022 · 1 incident

2011 · 3 incidents

November 3, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE helping clean large loose rock off primary conveyor belt with fellow EE, rock rolled down conveyor belt along frame and hit EE's left hand.

November 1, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE parked truck in designated area, when he exited truck, stepped on uneven ground and rolled his ankle.

2010 · 2 incidents

2005 · 2 incidents

April 18, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The hydraulic jacks were used to raise the primary jaw to unpin the stationary legs up front. When the EE's up front attempted to raise the stationary leg manually to pull the pin, the EE in back raised the unit in the back unaware of the teetering effect it had on the unit up front. Resulted in the EE up front getting his fingers pinched.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 3, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A CHISEL TO CLEAN DIRT FROM THE JAW, THE CHISEL SLIPPED RESULTING IN A CUT INJURY.

June 9, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STARTED HIS FIRST DAY OPERATING LOADER FEEDING THE PLANT. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN THE SAME DAY. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON JUNE 23RD, 2003 AND QUIT THE SAME DAY.

2002 · 3 incidents

July 31, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against stationary object

A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF INT HE DRILL STEEL COUPLING. EE WAS WARING GLOVES AS HE REMOVED THE COUPLING THE COUPLING SLIPPED, HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT RING F INGER EE WHEN ON VACATION 8-5/8-9.

June 4, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ATTACHED ONE LEG OF A SPLITTER STRAP WITH SHACKLE TO THE FEEDER TO ADJUST ONE SIDE TO BOLT ITDOWN. WHEN THE CRANE LIFTED THE FEEDER THE LAG END OF ONE SPLITTER STRAP W/ SHACKLE GOT CAUGHT U NDER THE EDGE OF FEEDER, THEN SPRUNG UP. WHEN ITCAME DOWN IT STRUCK EE IN THE BACK RESULTING IN INJ.

April 16, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

THE BANK OF SAND AND GRAVEL SLOUGHED OFF AND COVERED THE FRONT END OF THE LOADER. IT SMASHED THEWINDSHIELD RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE OPERATORS HAND AND ANKLE.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 27, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER THE CUCKET HIT AND JUMPED OBER A BOULDER CAUSING HIS NECK TO SNAP.

2000 · 3 incidents

July 20, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING THE BELT LACING ON DISCHARGE CONVEYOR WHILE PRYING THE OLD LACE LOOSE HIS HAND SLIPPED RESULTING IN LACERATION ON MIDDLE FINGER