Employee was staged in designated safe area for blast, along with 2 other employees. When the blast was initiated, a fly rock approximately 5" x 6" x 2" struck an employee in the right hand index finger and knuckle, landing approximately 30 feet behind EE.
Kasota Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Kasota Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1993–2023
- Latest incident
- Aug 2023
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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.Kasota Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 5,607 | 4 | 1 | 713.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 6,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 5,594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,726 | 1 | 1 | 268.4 |
| 2021 Q3 | 5,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,968 | 1 | 0 | 252.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,506 | 6 | 0 | 1331.6 |
| 2019 Q1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,273 | 2 | 0 | 611.1 |
| 2018 Q1 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,701 | 2 | 0 | 425.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,231 | 1 | 0 | 448.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,035 | 10 | 0 | 1986.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,390 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,297 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,084 | 3 | 0 | 590.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,310 | 4 | 1 | 3053.4 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,016 | 3 | 0 | 747.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 6,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,004 | 3 | 0 | 998.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,034 | 6 | 2 | 1487.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 10,540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,436 | 2 | 0 | 450.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,979 | 1 | 0 | 167.3 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 4,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,049 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 7,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,441 | 2 | 1 | 268.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,027 | 4 | 2 | 443.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,395 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,290 | 3 | 0 | 699.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,550 | 3 | 0 | 659.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,720 | 5 | 1 | 874.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,817 | 5 | 0 | 1038.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
14 on file2023 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
EE was replacing shanks on a loader bucket. EE got a bolt partially loose and it dropped out of square shank. EE held it up with hand and when EE hit it with the impact, it spun and cut EE's right hand.
2015 · 2 incidents
Employee was cutting a piece of torn belting that was wrapped around a head pulley shaft, when the utility knife slipped. He cut the inside of his left wrist.
Recordable hearing loss.
2013 · 1 incident
EE was leaning over the undercarriage attempting to grab his lifting chain while installing the belly pans. EE was leaning directly over the lifting eye. He grabbed the his chain and was backing out away from the undercarriage when the lifting eye caused a contusion to his left chest area.
2007 · 1 incident
Working on a cone crusher changing liners. During a procedure of setting nuts into a tramp iron system, worker got his right hand 1st digit finger pinched setting one of the nuts.
1997 · 1 incident
EE WAS LIFTING BLOCKING AND SCREEN & FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK & LEGS. HE FINISHED THE DAY WORKING. NEXT DAY, HE HAD A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1996 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING XX AWAY FROM HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE INJURING HIS SHOULDER.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OBJECT WHILE HIS RT FOOT WAS ON UNEVEN GROUND AS HE LIFTED HIS RT ANKLE TURNED OVER SPRAINING THE ANKLE
1994 · 2 incidents
EE WAS SWINGING A MALL TRYING TO GET A ROCK REMOVED FROM JAW IN CRUSHING PLANT. HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE BAR TO LOOSEN A ROCK STUCK IN A TAIL PULLEY THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE BAR BACK UP INTO THE EMPLOYEE HOLD ING THE BAR MOUTH PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ARE TWO CHIPPED TOP FRONT TEETH
1993 · 3 incidents
WHILE CLOSING THE LITTLE JAW, EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON WRENCH WITH FOOT TO TIGHTEN WHEN EMPLOYEE TWISTED, PINCHING NERVE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG THE CONE ON THE CRUSHING PLANT WITH A SPECIAL ROD. WHEN HE PUT THE ROD INTO THE CONE, THE ROD FLEW DIRECTLY UP INTO HIS FACE.
AFTER LOADING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ONTO THE TRUCK TRAILER, HE WAS LOADING SOME TIMBER USED TO LOAD THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHILE PLACING THE TIMBER DOWN ON THE TRAILER, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED CAUSING THE TIP OF THE FINGER TO BE BROKEN AND CAUSING A CUT DOWN THE SAME FINGER.
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