Mining Incidents

Becker Wash Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
Decorah, Woodbury County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2101389

Becker Wash Plant #3 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
2
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,972
proposed penalties
$1,972
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
17
inspections on record
186
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: 186 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Becker Wash Plant #3 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
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-04-15.
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
2009 Q2 1,375 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,126 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,495 2 0 1337.8
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,868 1 0 535.3
2007 Q3 1,875 4 0 2133.3
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 1,991 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,106 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,219 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,853 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,641 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,828 5 2 2735.2
2005 Q3 3,009 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,064 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,235 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,000 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,759 3 1 798.1
2004 Q1 4,100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,248 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,943 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 11,996 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,331 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,382 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,593 1 1 79.4
2002 Q2 11,941 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,814 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,829 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13,702 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,091 3 0 248.1
2001 Q1 3,913 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,045 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 13,930 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,124 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,313 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2001 · 1 incident

October 16, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Midwest LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE CRUSHING PLANT. WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF EQUIPMENT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ANDHE FELL 3-4 FEET ONTO THE GROUND.

1995 · 1 incident

May 2, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Midwest LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE MILL & CO-WORKER DROVE A PIN WHERE HE HAD HIS FINGER.

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The full compliance file on Becker Wash Plant #3

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