Mining Incidents

Fisher Industries Plant 13 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Dickinson, Stark County, ND  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3901265

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
89
citations
15
significant & substantial
$13,476
proposed penalties
$12,807
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 7,877 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,041 10 1 1243.6
2025 Q2 9,285 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,820 5 3 1773.0
2024 Q4 4,108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,684 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,027 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,597 1 0 278.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2020 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

November 30, 2015 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

Crusher stopped working. Employee ran to stop plant. Ran and ducked under conveyor, lost balance, hard hat was knocked off and he cut head on inside of frame of conveyor belt. Stitches received.

2013 · 1 incident

August 27, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling material from catwalk on the screen plant resulting in strain to triceps and deltoid, employee is on restrictions.

2009 · 3 incidents

December 9, 2009 ND · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing rock from tire, bubble formed on tire and tire exploded causing fracture to left hand.

November 12, 2009 ND · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was using water pump hose and it twisted so water was not reaching the tank. EE released the camlocks to adjust hose and scalding hot water escaped from the hose and gave him 2nd degree burns on his inner thigh.

March 23, 2009 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Right thumb got caught in the loader door.

2008 · 1 incident

August 25, 2008 ND · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

He took gas can to fill pump; set gas can down and foot slipped. He caught himself by reaching out and left hand came in contact with hot muffler shield, resulting in an immediate burn on the left hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 13, 2006 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While using pinch bar to clear mud build-up, the bar slipped and pinched thumb between the bar and framework.

August 22, 2006 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

Repairing piece of equipment & a silver of grinding debris flew in his eye.

2000 · 1 incident

June 22, 2000 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LIFTING LID ON SPOKANE CRUSHER INSPECTION LID WAS ALREADY OPEN AND DOOR FELL CLOSED PINCHING HAND INSIDE. RIGHT HAND RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER BROKEN AND CUT OTHER 3 FINGERS, STITCH ES NEEDED.