Mining Incidents

MDU Resources Group IncController

MSHA Controller ID: M09717
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
482
Mines on record
121
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY2 fatalities · 50 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 52 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS150 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON99 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)70 non-fatal
  • OTHER21 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023
4
2022
23
2021
13
2020
17
2019
17
2018
16
2017
16
2016
16
2015
14 (1f)
2014
12
2013
10
2012
12
2011
12 (1f)
2010
7
2009
12
2008
16
2007
17
2006
24
2005
38 (1f)
2004
29
2003
43
2002
37
2001
37
2000
40

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Knife River miners were replacing a screen. Our sales representative was on site. He was on site to provide technical assistance. He was struck in the head by the feeder box. EMS was notified and responded. A Knife River operator notified MSHA within 15 minutes. Injured person was taken to the hospital where he then passed away.

Struck by falling object

Employee was placing removable legs on a transfer conveyor. Conveyor was held in place by a loader. Removable leg fell and struck employee in the face, fatally injuring the employee.

Struck against a moving object

The victim was operating a track dozer to clean off a drill bench in preparation for drilling. The bench was 45 feet above the quarry floor. Apparently the victim was attmpting to turn the dozer around on the bench, backed off this area, and fell to the quarry floor.