Mining Incidents

Luverne Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward A Egan
Luverne, Rock County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2101320

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,043
proposed penalties
$10,043
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 2,676 5 0 1868.5
2025 Q3 4,420 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,355 1 0 229.6
2025 Q1 1,346 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,663 2 0 751.0
2024 Q3 4,360 1 0 229.4
2024 Q2 3,742 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,156 1 0 463.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2015 · 1 incident

March 6, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg, LLP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing a truss conveyor that was laying on the ground. He had one foot inside the truss and one foot outside. While trying to get outside the truss his right foot got stuck under a truss cross member while his upper body was leaning to the outside. The result was "twist" to the right knee.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was shoveling material from under a conveyor. Due to wet and cold ground conditions employee's feet slipped on ground and hit his shin on the truss of the conveyor. Injury resulted in laceration on the right shin that needed three stitches.

July 17, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing 20 lb metal flange from a pipe. Flange slipped and it pinched finger between flange and work bench. Resulted in fracture and cut to tip of 4th digit on left hand.

2001 · 1 incident

October 17, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM TOP OF WASH SCREEN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFT- ING SCREEN WHEN VICTIMS FINGER (RIGHT POINTING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.

2000 · 1 incident

March 23, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Flash burns (electric)

VICTIM CONTACTED RACEWAY ENCLOSURE WITH WRIST AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS WHERE HIS WRIST WATCH WAS. VICTIM RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD DRGREE BURNS WERE DETERMINED. VICTIM SENT HOME FOR REMAINDER OF SHIFT. GROUND CONTINUITY CHECKS DONE 2 DAYS PRIOR. HOWEVER, LOOSE CONECTION FOUND IN RACEWAY.