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Benedict Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Northern Improvement Co. · Surface

Controlled by McCormick Inc

Sabin, Clay County, MN · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2101287

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2009–2010
Latest incident: Jul 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,508

proposed penalties

$3,508

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	651	0	0.0
2025 Q3	2,155	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,996	0	0.0
2025 Q1	0	0
2024 Q4	1,518	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,270	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,921	1	342.3
2024 Q1	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

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

July 9, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Northern Improvement Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was removing screens, pulling them out of the screen deck with a rope. Rope came untied from hook, causing me to lose my balance & twisted my right knee.

2009 · 1 incident

October 12, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Northern Improvement Co. · Fall from ladders

Welding on ladder broke while greasing crusher. Fell and strained muscle on right shoulder and ribs.