Mining Incidents

Superior Silica Sands LLC FLS Mine/Wet Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Almena, Barron County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703670

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
56
citations
11
significant & substantial
$20,387
proposed penalties
$20,387
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
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 80 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

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

October 23, 2012 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Silica Sands LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving one gin pole from one sheet to another when he felt it slip. Instead of dropping it, he grabbed tighter and pulled a muscle.