Mining Incidents

Plant 15 Metal/Non-Metal

Ulland Brothers Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jeff A Carlson
Virginia, Freeborn County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103390

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2017–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
15
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,867
proposed penalties
$1,867
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 359 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 781 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,072 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 307 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 483 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1 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

4 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Ulland Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was repairing a stacking conveyor when EE got debris in left eye from blowing sand and dust which resulted in a swollen left eye at 10:00 pm on the date of incident. Swollen eye was diagnosed as corneal ulcer/small abrasion.

August 17, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Ulland Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee had scratched cornea from fine material in right eye due to windy conditions.

2017 · 2 incidents

November 3, 2017 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Ulland Brothers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing a bolt using a 1/2" electric impact wrench. EE was holding the bolt head with left thumb and index finger. The bolt head spun and lacerated ee's left thumb which required three sutures.

May 31, 2017 MN · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was setting up a stacker. EE's left thumb got caught in between the base and the kingpin assembly after EE loosened the support bracket used for transport. EE's left thumb was fractured and required surgery.