Mining Incidents

Plant #51 Metal/Non-Metal

LaCrosse, La Crosse County, WI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703198

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
12
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,455
proposed penalties
$1,455
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 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 349 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 205 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 409 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

2011 · 1 incident

October 14, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

EE alleges that while operating loader lower back started to tighten up and get sore.

2006 · 2 incidents

September 5, 2006 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)

While climbing down ladder of 988 cat loader, employee slipped and grabbed ladder with left arm to hold himself when felt/heard pops.

June 15, 2006 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a maul to hit a shank cover on a 988 bucket. A very tiny metal fraqment broke off the maul head and struck employees lower lip apparently embedding in the lower lip.

2005 · 1 incident

February 24, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to unplug the Jaw with a wedge, the wedge got snagged and pinched his foot on the rail.

2002 · 1 incident

February 20, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING AN AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE MUD & CLAY OUT OF ROTO-LIFT ON THE ROLL PLANT WHEN HIS SHOULDER BECAME SORE-PAIN INCREASED OVERTIME, SO HE IS SEEKING TREATMENT. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT IN MAY.

2001 · 1 incident

October 29, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER WAS WORKING ON THE JAW CRUSHER TIGHTENING THE TOGGLE PLATE. AFTERWARD HE STARTED TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. THE MINER HAS SOUGHT MED TREATMENT.

2000 · 1 incident