Mining Incidents

Wisconsin White Sand, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John Folino; Matt Myers
Oakdale, Monroe County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703569

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2011–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
189
citations
77
significant & substantial
$200,297
proposed penalties
$130,543
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
2019 Q3 496 6 1 12096.8
2019 Q2 2,849 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,763 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,408 9 2 6392.0
2018 Q3 2,625 1 0 381.0
2017 Q3 1,955 36 13 18414.3
2017 Q1 7,705 19 4 2465.9
2016 Q4 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

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

March 22, 2017 WI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wisconsin White Sand, LLC · Fall down stairs

Employee walked up the stairs from loading a truck and tripped, hitting right knee on the steps.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FML Sand - Oakdale · Fall from ladders

After greasing product elevators, employee lost footing on 6' fixed ladder and fell onto platform below. Employee was taken to hospital and treated for laceration to right middle finger (8 stitches) and hairline fracture to left elbow.

February 6, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
FTS International Services, LLC · Struck by falling object

Welding overhead on inlet feed chute for drum. Was wearing safety glasses and welding helmet. Had small amount of slag fall into the helmet. Continued working and finished task. Later, started having irritation and watering of right eye. Sought medical attention and it was discovered that welding slag had became lodged in eye. Surgery required to remove all pieces.

2012 · 1 incident

March 13, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
FTS International Services, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was placing wheel chock on chock hold on 980 loader, when his right hand slipped causing his left thumb to become caught between the chock and the chock holder. Resulted in fracture to employee's left thumb.

2011 · 1 incident

June 11, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FTS International Services, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee was repairing belt skirting along side of an elevated belt. As he stepped down the ladder the ladder fell to one side resulting in the employee falling to the ground hitting his head on a foundation column. The ladder had not been secured and upset because of loose sand under the legs. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head that required stitches.