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Portage Plant, Columbia County, Wisconsin: 37 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Portage Plant is an active sand, industrial surface mine in Columbia County, Wisconsin, operated by Covia Solutions LLC with 35 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4700749). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 37 citations and orders there with $11,788 in proposed penalties, and 4 accident reports were filed there, with 4 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4700749
- Status
- Active since July 4, 1976
- Main commodity
- Sand, industrial
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Nearest town
- Portage
- Operator
- Covia Solutions LLC
- Parent company
- Covia Holdings LLC
- Employees
- 35
- MSHA field office
- Peru IL Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 37
- Significant and substantial
- 4 (10.8%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $11,788
- Amount paid so far
- $11,788
- Inspections
- 15
- Inspector hours on site
- 205
- Citations per inspection
- 2.47 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 4
- Injury and illness cases
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- April 23, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 3 ($1,836 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | $2,908 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | $6,402 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | $1,407 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | $769 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | $302 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Portage Plant
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12023 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12020 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Portage Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 3 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Portage Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 1 |
| Handling of materials | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Portage Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 2 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
Other open mines in Columbia County, Wisconsin
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhawk | Tri-County Paving, Inc. | Columbia County, WI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Hwy I Wash Plant-Asphalt Plant | Tri-County Paving, Inc. | Columbia County, WI | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 11 |
| 839 Masaba Wash Plant | Tri-County Paving, Inc. | Columbia County, WI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Kleeman Screen Plant | Tri-County Paving, Inc. | Columbia County, WI | Sand, industrial | 2 | 3 |
| Cedar Rapids Terex Impact Crusher | Tri-County Paving, Inc. | Columbia County, WI | Sand, industrial | 1 | 2 |
| Blau Pit | Lycon Inc | Columbia County, WI | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.