Mining Incidents

Bay City Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by S C R-Sibelco Nv
Hager City, Pierce County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703519

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2008–2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
131
citations
37
significant & substantial
$44,990
proposed penalties
$44,311
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
2020 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 59 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 60 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

19 on file

2014 · 1 incident

January 16, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Associate was sitting in the loader and leaned over to close the door. He placed his right hand on door frame for leverage and pulled door closed with left hand. He did not move right hand and severed the flesh from end of middle finger.

2013 · 3 incidents

June 26, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Associate was on one side of the anfo truck prepping the primers when another associate on the other side of the anfo truck let down the outriggers onto the first associate's foot breaking 3 bones.

May 24, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Associate was using the scaler to remove loose material from the rib in the 235N/106E intersection. The associate moved the scaler into 106 heading to watch the intersection shortly afterward, a 25X50 section of back came down in the intersection. No one was injured.

May 24, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Fall of roof occurred at intersection 235 and 106 in the primary escapeway of the mine. The fall occurred while the scalar operator was in the area scaling when a large amount fell from the back hitting the scalar breaking the window and causing minor scratches on the operator.

2012 · 3 incidents

December 18, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Associate was helping out at the washplant, raking fines at the dewatering screen when the rake got caught and yanked out of the associates hand.

December 14, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Associate was walking to his car and slipped on some ice.

April 23, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

Associate was operating a loader in the wet sand storage tunnels when he hit a bump in the road. He was jostled and felt a pain in his neck. Associate was sent to the hospital for an examination with sprained muscles in his back and neck. Associate returned to work the following day with restrictions. The cause of the accident was a malfunction in the 980K ride control.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Associate was putting a side shield on the back of the loader when he tripped on a rock and the shield bounced off the rear tire striking the associate in the nose lacerating the nose requiring 9 stitches.

February 8, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On February 8th, associate was walking into porthole, tripped on rock and twisted right ankle. Associate refused medical attention and incident was treated as a first aid case. On July 11th, associate went to doctor for a pain that had not gone away in his right ankle. Doctor x-rayed ankle and found fracture in right foot. Associate has no work restrictions and went back to work.

2010 · 7 incidents

August 21, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in primary 300ft inside porthole #1 on 90N at first intersection. Pile is approximatly 20'x20'x3'to5' deep. MSHA called with in 5 minutes. There were 5 miners and 1 contractor in mine at time of incident. Everyone got out with no injuries.

May 20, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The associate was working on a haul truck in section 102 east of the mine when a section of the rib arch sloughed off striking the associate's right leg between the rib material and fender of the haul truck resulting in lower leg injury.

April 16, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

EE was loading trucks in wet sand area noticed smoke, tried to get #7 loader out of mine and made it as far as 90 and #1 portal and loader started on fire. Put out with extinguisher. No injuries, just equipment damage. Mine evacuated, called MSHA, removed loader.

January 15, 2010 WI · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in tunnel 86E of primary escapeway impeding travel. No injury and no equipment damage. The roof fall happened under normal mining conditions. The area was immediately barricaded and employees notified of restriction of travel and evacuated. MSHA was notified within 15 minutes (07:36 PM) via Hotline.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 7, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck by loose material falling from roof. He sustained a lumbar strain/sprain and right hand pain and finger abrasion. He returned to work with restrictions and has a follow up appt.

July 8, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck by falling object

Loose material fell from the back striking employee, knocking him down. Diagnosis is Sprain and Strain of knee and leg, left shoulder.

2008 · 1 incident

June 27, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company · Struck by falling object

Individual was shoveling under a mine conveyer belt when he was caught by an overhead roof fall. The individual was working in an area with an overhead canopy which protected him from the majority of the roof fall. He sustained bruising and minor lacerations.