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.
WP # 4 Metal/Non-Metal
Wm D Scepaniak Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Anthony Scepaniak; Joseph Scepaniak
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 file2022 · 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)
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.