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503421 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Sauk Rapids, Benton County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103219

503421 has $2K 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
7
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,926
proposed penalties
$1,926
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
35
inspections on record
322
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: 322 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

503421 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 841 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,585 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,691 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 601 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,585 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,340 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,081 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,561 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,341 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,079 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 478 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,067 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 216 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 379 1 0 2638.5
2021 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 21 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 109 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 415 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 409 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 215 1 0 4651.2
2019 Q3 365 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 397 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 226 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 533 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 590 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 681 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 361 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 361 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 681 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 681 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 361 1 0 2770.1
2015 Q3 681 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 681 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 681 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 681 1 0 1468.4
2014 Q3 681 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 681 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 681 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 681 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 301 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 601 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 705 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 688 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,608 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 710 1 0 1408.5
2011 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,658 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 710 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,670 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 710 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 168 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,820 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,320 1 0 231.5
2008 Q4 128 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,824 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,840 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,600 6 0 1666.7
2007 Q3 854 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,100 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,078 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,063 5 0 1230.6
2006 Q3 4,021 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,709 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,024 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,185 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,331 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,333 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,288 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 145 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 245 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,258 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 516 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 109 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 44 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,860 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 972 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 750 2 1 2666.7
2001 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 41 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 324 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,620 3 2 1851.9
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 290 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,452 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

July 7, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the shop changing a cone and got a foregn body in his right eye.

February 2, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation North Central · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG GOT INTO HIS EYE

2004 · 3 incidents

December 14, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNDERNEATH CONVEYOR, GRINDING OFF RUST ON CONVEYOR FRAME. EE GOT A PARTICLE IN HIS LEFT EYE. (PARTICLE OFF CONVEYOR FRAME WAS EXTRACTED WITH FORCEPS.)

August 27, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck against stationary object

Ee was changing cone on crusher. A metal burr was protruding from the crusher bowl.

January 16, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE WAS USING A GRINDER AT THE TIME OF INJURY. EXACT CAUSE BELIEVED TO BE GRINDER USE.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A MAUL AND FENCE POST TO BREAK UP ASPHALT IN THE JAW. THE HANDLE OF THE MAUL PINCHED EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE MAUL HANDLE AND FENCE POST.

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