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: 113 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KS005 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $770 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-23.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
1
2010
2
2009
3
2008
2
2007
2
2006
2
2005
2
2004
2
2003
2
2002
2
2001
2
2000
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KS005 sits in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota · Population 43,757
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$75,097
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
2011 Q2
1
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
71
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
193
1
0
5181.3
2010 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
391
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
183
1
0
5464.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2
140
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
80
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
376
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
266
2
1
7518.8
2008 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
361
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
340
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
443
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
205
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
297
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
427
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
487
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
978
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,130
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
696
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
666
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
735
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
495
1
1
2020.2
2003 Q3
872
9
3
10321.1
2003 Q2
1,161
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,108
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,390
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,432
2
0
1396.6
2002 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
827
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,208
8
3
6622.5
2001 Q2
1,221
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
735
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,570
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,540
1
0
649.4
2000 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
1999 · 1 incident
September 22, 1999MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF LOADER. HE HUNG ON WITH ONE HAND AND STRETCHED RIGHT SHOULDER. HE DIDN'T GO IN FOR A FEW WEEKS. ORHTO PRESCRIBED REST AND THEN EXERCISES. NO FURTHER TREATMENT.
1996 · 1 incident
August 12, 1996MN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BELT ON CONVEYOR. AFTER COMPLETING JOB, HE NOTICED PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN SHOULDER. HE DID NOT HAVE TAKEN CARE OF UNTIL SEASONAL LAYOFF. HE LOST NO TIME FROM WORK. HE HAD SURGERY ON 12-18-91. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNTIL THEN.