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Fisher Industries Plant 26: 84 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Dickinson, Stark County, ND  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901382

Fisher Industries Plant 26 has $30K 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
10
Years on record
1994–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
25
significant & substantial
$29,629
proposed penalties
$29,629
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Fisher Sand & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
777
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: 777 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fisher Industries Plant 26 has $30K 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-14.
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.
30.1%
significant & substantial
1.2%
high negligence or reckless
30.1%
reasonably likely or greater
41.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.7% low, 83.1% moderate, 1.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-05-11.
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
CENT 2012-592M Withdrawal Miller 2013 $100 → $0
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: 2019-04-03, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (14)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.37 0.78 Cleanup Man
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.38 0.82 Cleanup Man
2014-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.69 0.23 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.38 0.47 Bulldozer Operator
2014-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.44 0.70 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.77 0.87 0.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.6 0.22 Lab Technician
2006-05-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.66 0.44 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.71 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.99 1.01 0.98 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.

Fisher Industries Plant 26 recorded 9.93 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.

Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
9.93
total case rate
9.93
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In North Dakota, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.04 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2015 * 9.93 9.93 0.000
2013 * 8.99 0.00 0.000
2012 * 7.30 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 5.33 5.33 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Fisher Sand & Gravel Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 11
2025 5
2024 8
2023 7
2022 9
2021 6
2020 7
2019 7
2018 4
2017 7
2016 10
2015 11
2014 8
2013 9
2012 9
2011 5
2010 6
2009 4
2008 7
2007 6
2006 5
2005 7
2004 15
2003 15
2002 13
2001 10
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Fisher Industries Plant 26 sits in Stark County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 9.5% 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.
Stark County, North Dakota · Population 33,116
9.5%
Mining share of county employment
$80,744
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 1,215 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,994 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,884 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,880 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,072 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,502 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,414 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,771 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,565 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,458 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,902 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,143 3 0 954.5
2023 Q1 4,200 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,078 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,184 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,606 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,766 1 0 265.5
2021 Q4 4,190 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,077 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,682 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,682 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,951 1 0 253.1
2020 Q3 2,576 3 1 1164.6
2020 Q2 2,312 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,877 1 0 347.6
2019 Q4 2,778 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,154 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,511 4 0 2647.3
2019 Q1 2,357 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,324 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,255 1 0 796.8
2018 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,670 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,778 5 1 1323.5
2017 Q2 3,416 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,499 3 1 2001.3
2016 Q4 3,496 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,778 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,375 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,875 2 0 410.3
2015 Q4 4,497 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,206 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,828 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,604 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,859 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,665 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,994 2 0 400.5
2014 Q1 3,347 4 1 1195.1
2013 Q4 5,060 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,880 6 3 1020.4
2013 Q2 5,514 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,781 1 0 173.0
2012 Q4 5,503 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,916 4 1 448.6
2012 Q2 7,136 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,848 3 0 513.0
2011 Q4 5,167 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,441 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,426 2 2 583.8
2011 Q1 2,276 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,413 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,722 1 1 211.8
2010 Q2 4,462 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,153 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,908 5 3 2620.5
2009 Q3 3,885 1 0 257.4
2009 Q2 4,610 18 6 3904.6
2009 Q1 1,772 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,782 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,208 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,048 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,838 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,311 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,166 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,570 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,556 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,716 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,494 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,215 1 0 191.8
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 2,629 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,832 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,498 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,554 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 16,172 3 1 185.5
2004 Q3 13,590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,390 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,536 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,162 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,476 3 0 261.4
2003 Q2 12,734 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 146 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 10,561 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,803 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,689 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,884 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,994 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,581 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,274 4 3 935.9
2001 Q1 10,881 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,393 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,686 2 1 299.1
2000 Q2 7,424 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,535 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

March 30, 2016 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee and coworker attempting to pry lock ring out of cone to replace liner. Employee got finger caught in between cone and lock ring.

2015 · 1 incident

October 17, 2015 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting anvil from pallet to skid steer. Felt tug in groin.

2013 · 1 incident

October 6, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a pry bar on unit 14-731, the bar slipped and hit the IW in lip. Injury resulted in stitches.

2012 · 1 incident

November 20, 2012 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strained lower back while installing wear parts on Company Unit Number 13-329.

2010 · 1 incident

April 6, 2010 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was re-hooking chain to grizzley bar, bars tipped and pinned his against the loader bucket. Right wrist fractured. Reporting due to medication given to employee.

2003 · 1 incident

September 23, 2003 ND · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING THE SKID STEER WITH HIS LT.FOOT RESTING OUT THE FRONT OF THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT, OPERATOR LOWERED FORKS & PINCHED FOOT, BREAKING HIS FOOT.

1998 · 1 incident

December 9, 1998 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF CONVEYOR WITH A LOADER & CHAIN. CHAIN WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED & SLIPPED OFF. THE CONVEYOR DROPPED TO LOWEST POINT & IMPACTED ON HEAD. HARD HAT HIT SAFETY GLASSES & THE GL ASSES CAUSED THE LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.

1997 · 1 incident

October 27, 1997 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING IN THE GRAVEL PIT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE STRIANING HIS BACK ON 10-27-97. ON 10-29 HE STATED HE STEPPED OUT OF THE SKIDTEER IMPROPERLY, RE-INJURING HIS BACK.

1994 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TREE STUMPER FROM ROCK BRUSHER USING A KEG CHAIN CAUSED DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.