Mining Incidents

Springfield Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Springfield, Brown County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100154

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
3
citations
2
significant & substantial
$508
proposed penalties
$508
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
2013 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2 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

2009 · 1 incident

September 21, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acme-Ochs Brick and Stone Inc · Fall from machine

The operator was dismounting his articulated dump truck after cleaning his mirrors/windows and had window cleaner bottle in one hand and a rag in the other. As he came down the steps, his muddy boots caused him to slip and fall to the ground as his hands were occupied with the items he was carrying. Cracked pelvis.