Mining Incidents

Plaisted Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Todd R Plaisted
Elk River, Sherburne County, MN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100496

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
99
citations
21
significant & substantial
$13,579
proposed penalties
$13,579
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
2025 Q4 7,685 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,649 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,448 2 0 211.7
2025 Q1 6,335 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,383 1 0 135.4
2024 Q3 9,074 1 0 110.2
2024 Q2 8,828 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,455 1 0 183.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

October 14, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left arm was trapped or pinned & shoulder was dislocated when cutting a bracket on the grizzly feeder. The feeder came down and entrapped his arm between the feeder and the hopper.

2006 · 1 incident

October 19, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler ELECTRICAL
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

Employee was pressing the start button for the slurry pump when the electrical panel exploded. He received burns on the neck and throat and a burn on right arm. Investigation found no determinable cause as panel was destroyed. Possibly a short or an arc thru the air. All electrical panels were inspected by hipsage electric.

2005 · 1 incident

November 1, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee states extreme discomfort with his right knee. He had a hard time with a specific injury date. Employee is a material handler with a loader blender. He remembers hurting his knee when getting down from the loader.