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Telsmith #2: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael J Skubic
Virginia, St Louis County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103075

Telsmith #2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
2
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 2 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Premier Aggregates Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 13
2000 10
1999 8
1998 7
1997 8
1996 8
1995 8
1994 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Telsmith #2 sits in St. Louis County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 200,056
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$69,455
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 4,299 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,109 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,093 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,863 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,975 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,799 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,355 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

June 21, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler ELECTRICAL
Premier Aggregates Inc · Contact with electrical current

JUMP STARTING A SKIDSTEER LOADER WHEN HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL BURN ON LEFT HAND & FINGERS

June 2, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Premier Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN VEE BELTS ON CRUSHER, BRUISED FINGERS AND BROKEN LITTLE FINGER DID NOT TAKE EQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVIC EWHILE CHECKING BELTS.