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.
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 file2021 · 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
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.
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.