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Forester Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Strata Corp · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Halma, Kittson County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2100623

Forester Pit has $1K 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
7
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
8
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,049
proposed penalties
$1,049
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
20
inspections on record
169
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: 169 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Forester Pit has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 828 1 0 1207.7
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 315 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,123 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 81 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 395 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 662 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 689 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 352 3 0 8522.7
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 589 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 318 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 814 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 451 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,524 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,563 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 978 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,503 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,431 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,161 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,054 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 301 2 1 6644.5
2010 Q3 1,984 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,906 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 374 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,251 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,628 1 0 614.3
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,698 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,634 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,223 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 882 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,062 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,465 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,393 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,847 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,835 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,564 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 0 1 0
2003 Q2 1,205 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,253 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,987 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,575 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2010 · 1 incident

August 11, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Strata Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reports low back pain from entering/exiting loader. Chiropractic care sought on 08/11/2010. Anticipated return date of 08/16/2010.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Strata Corp · Fall from machine

JUMPED FROM TOP STEP OF LOADER RAN TO UNCLOG CONVEYOR

August 6, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Strata Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MONITORING CRUSHER. LIFTED ROCK DOOR WITH PIPE TO LET ROCK PASS. PIPE SLIPPED CUTTING HAND.

1993 · 1 incident

August 9, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Steve Foerster Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WE WERE PLACING A 18" BY 10' CULVERT AND EE LIFTED ON CULVERT END TO PLACE CHAIN UNDER CULVERT. THIS CAUSED BACK PAIN.

1988 · 1 incident

May 31, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Steve Foerster Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TURNED ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

July 26, 1983 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Steve Foerster Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JAW PLUGGED.EMPL CLEANING ROCK OUT OF JAW.HAD FOOT HANGING DOWN IN JAW AND WHEN ROCK CLEARED,JAW ROLLED SHUT AND SQUEEZED FOOT.CRUSHER WAS STOPPED.

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