Mining Incidents

45960 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Sauk Rapids, Benton County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103092

45960 has $770 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Jun 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$770
proposed penalties
$770
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
48
inspection hours
n/a
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: 48 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

45960 has $770 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.
$770
proposed penalties
$770
current assessed
$770
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 189 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 410 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 367 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 487 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,114 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 647 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 935 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 945 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 933 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 695 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 863 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 641 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 484 1 0 2066.1
2003 Q3 643 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 551 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 169 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 968 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 915 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 700 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 885 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 516 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 77 2 1 25974.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 884 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2006 · 1 incident

June 7, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River North Central · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Climbed on loader to grease bearing while conveyor was moving left arm & shoulder got caught between return roller and belt.

2005 · 1 incident

June 27, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand grinder. He was holding a brass fitting with his left hand. The grinder slipped off the fitting striking him on the left ring finger. Three stitches; updated tetnus.

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