EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE CRUSHING PLANT. WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF EQUIPMENT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ANDHE FELL 3-4 FEET ONTO THE GROUND.
Becker Wash Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal
Knife River Midwest LLC
· Surface
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
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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
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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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
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| 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 file2001 · 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
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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