citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 82 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
45415 has $550 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$550
proposed penalties
$550
current assessed
$550
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-06-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2009
0
2008
2
2007
2
2006
12
2005
4
2004
4
2003
3
2002
4
2001
2
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
45415 sits in Benton County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Benton County, Minnesota · Population 41,458
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,480
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
121
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
406
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
330
1
0
3030.3
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
92
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
456
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
404
1
0
2475.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
382
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
981
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,119
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
9
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,024
4
0
3906.2
2005 Q3
1,024
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,012
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
9
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
644
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
741
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,049
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
75
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
526
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
836
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
941
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
530
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
747
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,024
1
0
976.6
2002 Q1
26
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
559
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
583
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
827
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
386
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
853
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2008 · 1 incident
October 6, 2008MN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS STANDING IN LOADER BUCKET TO CLEAR ICE BUILD UP ON ROLLERS, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL OFF BUCKET. LANDED ON RT WRIST AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND. FELL APPROX 4-5 FT.