Mining Incidents

Knopik Crushing Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Knopik Crushing Inc · Surface
Controlled by Mike Knopik
Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103647

Knopik Crushing Inc has $7K 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
2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
38
citations
3
significant & substantial
$6,681
proposed penalties
$6,681
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
26
inspections on record
241
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: 241 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Knopik Crushing Inc 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
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 2,374 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,013 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,070 1 0 934.6
2024 Q3 1,465 3 0 2047.8
2024 Q2 1,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 303 0 0 0.0
Show 62 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 656 2 0 3048.8
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,115 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 240 3 0 12500.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 1,147 1 0 871.8
2021 Q2 206 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 276 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 398 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 460 3 0 6521.7
2020 Q1 298 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,894 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 15 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 887 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 945 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 933 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,474 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 478 9 3 18828.5
2017 Q2 864 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 145 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 501 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 2,649 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,324 6 0 4531.7
2015 Q3 196 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 478 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 837 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 655 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,148 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 151 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 689 4 0 5805.5
2013 Q3 169 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 872 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 828 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,264 1 0 791.1
2012 Q2 807 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,226 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,205 5 0 4149.4
2011 Q2 593 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 619 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 1,288 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 536 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 281 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 245 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 368 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2011 · 1 incident

September 23, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Knopik Crushing Inc · Struck by flying object

Worker was grinding metal with safety glasses on. Worker woke up the following morning to find a piece of metal in his right eye.

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