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: 239 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 #3 has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-06-29.
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.
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: 2022-10-19, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-10-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-08-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.12
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-08-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.11
0.11
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-08-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-06-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.62
0.23
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-06-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.6
0.23
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
4
2024
5
2023
5
2022
3
2021
4
2020
4
2019
4
2018
5
2017
4
2016
6
2015
6
2014
6
2013
6
2012
7
2011
4
2010
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CR #3 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
1,108
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
104
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
2,612
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,454
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
2,786
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
671
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
2,205
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,114
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,981
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,646
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
3,015
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
3,577
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
66
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,682
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,694
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,805
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,631
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,844
2
0
1084.6
2021 Q1
548
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,972
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,327
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,560
2
0
781.2
2020 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,587
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,925
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
978
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
2,766
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,037
2
1
658.5
2018 Q2
1,692
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,922
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
3,382
1
0
295.7
2017 Q2
1,534
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,218
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,114
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,573
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,891
7
2
2421.3
2015 Q3
4,136
5
0
1208.9
2015 Q2
3,682
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,890
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,296
5
0
944.1
2014 Q2
3,186
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,281
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,318
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,449
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,016
1
0
331.6
2012 Q3
5,300
1
0
188.7
2012 Q2
5,326
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
310
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,603
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,270
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,265
2
0
883.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
1,532
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,946
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2023 · 1 incident
October 23, 2023MN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was cleaning the rock piles out of the shoots. Employee was standing on the cross conveyer doing this. Another employee accidentally activated the conveyer, which caused employee to fall from the conveyer to the ground. They landed on their ankle, and this caused the ankle jam/sprain.
2021 · 1 incident
January 18, 2021MN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee unhooked the chain from the conveyor and dropped it over the end. EE was walking back down and the chain accidentally re-hooked on a beam and jerked the conveyor and that is when EE lost balance and fell to the ground on EE's back.
Employee was rolling a conveyor belt to the back of the pickup and ee was unable to stop it when it got to the back of the pickup. The belt rolled to the ground and hitting the employee causing ee to fall to the ground and the belt then roll over right leg.
2016 · 1 incident
May 25, 2016MN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Replacing roller on conveyor and was tapping clip out of roller when something fell in right eye. EE had safety glasses on but they were fogged up so EE moved them down just a little to let the moisture out of the lenses.
2014 · 2 incidents
October 21, 2014MN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS