Mining Incidents

WP # 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Surface
Holdingford, Stearns County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103999

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2021–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$397
proposed penalties
$397
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 725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,287 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 712 1 0 1404.5
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

3 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 2, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was clearing out a beaver dam in the area, and ended up scraping the upper right thumb knuckle. EE is not sure what EE scraped it on for sure, but EE did scrape it while clearing out the dam.

2021 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was fixing a wash pump for the wash plant. EE stepped over the hitch of the trailer, and hit their leg on the door of the service truck, which caused EE's leg to be cut. It was the right leg, roughly 3-4 inches above the knee.

September 30, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving a water splitter. When EE was pulling it out to move it, the hose bounced back at EE once it was loose. The steel fitting on the end of the hose is what hit EE's forehead and gave EE the cut. Due to the cut, EE then went to the emergency room to see what needed to be done.