Worker was resetting a controller in a power box EE opened up the door on the panel pushed the reset button and was shocked - the shock went in one finger and went out the finger on the other hand
East Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Plaisted Companies Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Todd R Plaisted
Elk River,
Sherburne County,
MN
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103986
East Pit 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2022
- Latest incident
- Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
12
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,650
proposed penalties
$1,650
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
13
inspections on record
107
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: 107 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
East Pit 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
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,661 | 1 | 1 | 375.8 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,490 | 2 | 0 | 445.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,980 | 2 | 0 | 502.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 5,028 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,981 | 6 | 2 | 1507.2 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,797 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2022 · 1 incident
Plaisted Companies Inc · Contact with electrical current
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