Mining Incidents

C. R. 443 Crusher: 26 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mc Carthy Gravel Inc. · Surface
Litchfield, Meeker County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103084

C. R. 443 Crusher has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
26
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,034
proposed penalties
$5,034
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
38
inspections on record
258
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: 258 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

C. R. 443 Crusher has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $165 in penalties contested before the Commission, $165 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-29.
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.
19.2%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
19.2%
reasonably likely or greater
65.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 19.2% low, 73.1% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE20020011M Default Barbour 2002 $165 → $165
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-06-26
5
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-06-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-07-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-08-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mc Carthy Gravel Inc. 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 1
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 1
2017 1
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

C. R. 443 Crusher sits in Meeker 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.
Meeker County, Minnesota · Population 23,422
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$75,037
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
2026 Q2 44 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 171 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 337 4 1 11869.4
2025 Q2 37 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 473 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 244 2 0 8196.7
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 308 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 422 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 231 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 158 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 382 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 229 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 324 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 161 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 318 2 0 6289.3
2020 Q2 387 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 98 1 0 10204.1
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 172 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 446 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 187 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 207 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 472 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 336 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 524 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 406 1 0 2463.1
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 257 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 316 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 265 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 471 1 0 2123.1
2014 Q2 171 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 417 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 473 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 583 1 1 1715.3
2012 Q2 447 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 216 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 338 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 114 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 391 4 3 10230.2
2010 Q3 478 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 265 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 252 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 327 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 302 3 0 9933.8
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 311 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 416 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 308 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 445 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 537 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 328 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 336 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 537 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 578 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 282 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 678 1 0 1474.9
2005 Q2 325 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 419 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 428 1 0 2336.4
2004 Q2 348 1 0 2873.6
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 462 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 340 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 536 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,072 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 868 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 663 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,151 4 0 3475.2
2001 Q2 782 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,289 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 916 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 160 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.