Mining Incidents

CARVER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Hamburg, MN, Carver County, MN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100657

CARVER PIT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
64
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,800
proposed penalties
$6,649
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
34
inspections on record
506
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: 506 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CARVER PIT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
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
2025 Q4 5,492 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,068 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,902 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,708 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,733 1 1 148.5
2024 Q2 6,602 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,989 1 0 334.6
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,889 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,906 2 0 407.7
2023 Q2 7,305 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,753 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,891 1 0 204.5
2022 Q3 3,641 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,172 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,873 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,697 2 1 425.8
2021 Q3 5,360 1 0 186.6
2021 Q2 3,503 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,374 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,079 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,929 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,182 1 0 458.3
2020 Q1 1,155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,500 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,268 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,551 5 1 3223.7
2019 Q1 2,207 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,879 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,270 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,378 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,968 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,053 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,075 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,769 3 1 629.1
2016 Q3 3,497 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,423 1 0 292.1
2016 Q1 2,046 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,037 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,363 4 1 916.8
2015 Q2 3,568 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,213 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,155 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,244 3 0 924.8
2014 Q2 2,753 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,117 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,139 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,341 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,315 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,496 4 1 1602.6
2012 Q3 3,561 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,914 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,347 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,454 2 0 579.0
2011 Q3 3,534 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,866 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,101 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,054 4 1 1309.8
2010 Q3 4,614 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,173 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,146 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,984 2 1 670.2
2009 Q3 4,592 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,768 2 0 722.5
2009 Q1 1,073 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,974 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,454 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,149 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,399 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,294 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,299 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,976 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,779 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,510 3 0 544.5
2006 Q2 5,595 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,141 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,874 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,768 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,880 3 1 510.2
2005 Q1 2,644 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,365 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,271 6 1 1138.3
2004 Q2 3,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,916 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,926 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,112 3 1 586.9
2003 Q2 4,829 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,575 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,956 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,261 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,618 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,731 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,682 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,214 9 2 1726.1
2001 Q2 4,753 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,404 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,317 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,401 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,770 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,546 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

October 13, 2025 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was working in the shop and helping replace a cutting edge on a loader bucket when the cutting edge dropped on to EE's foot.

June 20, 2025 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife and was holding the belting with EE's left hand. EE accidentally sliced through EE's left thumb above the top joint with a utility knife.

2024 · 1 incident

February 6, 2024 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS TORCH WELDING ON A CRUSHER AND THE WELDER SPRAYED BACK AT EE.

2023 · 1 incident

April 26, 2023 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

Truck driver was removing a lug nut on EE's dump truck with an impact drill. The socket broke and a piece hit EE in the eye or near the eye.

2022 · 1 incident

June 16, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

bending over a bar on the wash plant wrenching. Felt a pop in the right side of EE's ribs and could hardly breath

2008 · 1 incident

October 28, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling piece of iron out of crusher. The iron flipped and cut between fingers of left hand - needed stitches.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OUT OF LOADER, SLIPPED AND FELL OUT AND BROKE HUMERUS OF LEFT ARM.

March 14, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF EQUIPMENT STEPPED INTO MUD PUDDLE AND TWISTE LEG. POSSIBLE CRACKED BONE.

1994 · 1 incident

April 20, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

AUGER ON TOP OF WASH PLANT JAMMED. HE WENT ON TOP TO FIX, SLIPPED OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND BROKE 2 VERTEBRAE AND CRUSHED A DISC.

1991 · 1 incident

October 3, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

WAS ON TOP OF CONVEYOR FIXING IT SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDED ON SMALL OF HIS BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

December 11, 1990 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS CROSSING DOWN STEPS ON CRUSHER SLIPPED OFF LANDED WITH LEFT BUTTOCKS ON STANDING CROW BAR.NEEDED SURGERY TO REPAIR 8" TEAR ON BUTTOCKS.

1987 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1987 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

ROLLERS WERE FROZEN ON THE CONVEYOR. HE CAUGHT HIS SLEEVE ON ROLLER. IT PULLED ARM IN CUTTING AND TEARING HIS RIGHT ARM.

May 1, 1987 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE ON HIS TRUCK, PULLED THE LEVER AND STAINED HIS BACK.

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