Mining Incidents

Eaton Ranch Metal/Non-Metal

Asgard Resources · Surface
Towner, Mchenry County, ND  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3201074

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2019–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
179
citations
62
significant & substantial
$685,288
proposed penalties
$509,280
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
2024 Q2 9,847 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,349 13 6 1557.1
2023 Q4 16,221 7 3 431.5
2023 Q3 22,106 2 1 90.5
2023 Q2 20,503 34 8 1658.3
2023 Q1 19,506 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 12,857 8 2 622.2
2022 Q3 19,747 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

2023 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2023 ND · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Asgard Resources · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employees were trouble shooting pressure on regulator on vaporizer trailer when contractor opened valve releasing gas causing a flash fire.

May 2, 2023 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asgard Resources · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated was lifting a valve approximately 40 lbs and strained back.

2019 · 1 incident

October 31, 2019 ND · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Asgard Resources · Contact with hot objects or substances

IP entered a tank that was off limits to employees. IP entered tank while heated water was flowing into tank to remove built-up sand. IP lost footing and fell into water causing burns to legs and abdomen.