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: 346 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CR #1 has $18K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-14.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2024-09-24
25%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (10)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-05-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1
0.24
4.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-09-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-05-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2019-05-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.26
0.96
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.28
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.25
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
1.96
0.28
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
4
2025
5
2024
6
2023
4
2022
4
2021
4
2020
4
2019
5
2018
6
2017
5
2016
6
2015
6
2014
7
2013
6
2012
7
2011
4
2010
4
2009
4
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
3
2002
3
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CR #1 sits in Stearns County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Stearns County, Minnesota · Population 159,358
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,447
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
2,650
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
46
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
815
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,431
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,322
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
136
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
4,979
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,632
3
0
647.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
3,748
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
2,866
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
3,025
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,380
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
1,329
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,757
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,981
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,515
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,928
3
1
763.7
2021 Q2
4,034
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,896
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,697
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,692
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,516
5
2
3298.2
2019 Q3
3,036
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,116
8
2
3780.7
2019 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
2,698
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,460
2
1
578.0
2018 Q2
1,378
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,243
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,902
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,572
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,891
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,926
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,955
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,317
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,254
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,293
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
3,985
2
1
501.9
2014 Q3
5,175
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,341
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
670
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,885
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,795
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,372
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,484
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,479
2
1
446.5
2012 Q2
3,676
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
2,070
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,440
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,266
1
0
189.9
2011 Q2
1,359
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
3,496
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,507
2
2
443.8
2010 Q2
3,349
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,096
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,278
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,018
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,446
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,699
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,374
1
1
421.2
2008 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,003
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,342
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,708
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,192
4
0
1824.8
2006 Q3
3,189
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,254
1
1
443.7
2006 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,252
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,277
1
0
233.8
2005 Q2
1,490
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,842
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,672
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,118
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
1,920
1
0
520.8
2003 Q3
2,700
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,600
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
1,500
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,950
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,600
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
1,000
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,400
6
0
2500.0
2001 Q2
880
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
1,600
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,800
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,900
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2021 · 1 incident
July 30, 2021MN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Unrolling a conveyer belt. Had to swing it around, and when it unrolled and did a pass it pulled employee's finger in between the pipe and the belt. Got finger stuck in it.
EE was working on the jaw of the crusher and was holding a piece of it while coworker was fastening bolts when EE's leg slipped out from underneath EE and EE then fell on right leg and knee. They did have the system on Lock out tag out.
2006 · 1 incident
July 17, 2006MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crew was moving conveyors & testing alignment, when ee saw a build-up of material in hopper of 1 of the conveyors. Ee the climbed on to conveyor & pushed the built-up material with his foot-large chunk of material slid in hopper & ran through hopper where ee's hand was braced causing his finger to be pinched between angle iron & chunk of material