Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Fall from piled material
Hand splitting blocks. Block tipped and slid down block ankle caught on rocks and rolled. Sprained right ankle.
L-231: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jacob Barkley
Ely,
Lake County,
MN
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2103882
L-231 has $8K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 2018–2022
- Latest incident
- May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
55
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,540
proposed penalties
$7,367
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $173 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
32
inspections on record
313
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 313 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
L-231 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $311 in penalties contested before the Commission, $138 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.8%
significant & substantial
1.8%
high negligence or reckless
21.8%
reasonably likely or greater
36.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 34.5% low, 63.6% moderate, 1.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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 · 2% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
56%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$311 proposed, $138 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 2018-09-21.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2018-0396 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2019 | $311 → $138 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-06-26
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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.9
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg7
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (9)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2022-11-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2022-11-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Building Repair/Maint. | ||
| 2020-10-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2020-10-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2020-10-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2020-10-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2017-06-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2017-06-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
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.
Ownership history
- Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
L-231 sits in Lake County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 3.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lake County, Minnesota · Population 10,911
3.7%
Mining share of county employment
$75,621
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 1,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,500 | 3 | 1 | 2000.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,852 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,402 | 2 | 0 | 1426.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,312 | 2 | 0 | 865.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 2,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,696 | 2 | 1 | 1179.2 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,655 | 1 | 0 | 604.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,300 | 7 | 2 | 2121.2 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,967 | 6 | 1 | 2022.2 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,909 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,775 | 3 | 1 | 1081.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,215 | 3 | 0 | 1354.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 292 | 4 | 0 | 13698.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,779 | 13 | 4 | 7307.5 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,731 | 2 | 1 | 1155.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,005 | 2 | 0 | 1990.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2022 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
July 26, 2021
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Went to take wrench of the steel, co-worker hit the lever to tighten the steel not knowing hand or finger was still in there and finger got stuck between the wrench and the rock. Worker developed soreness and started getting worse and worse on the drive home. Was taking the wrench off the steel for the DTH Drill. 2 Fingers got smashed, fractured.
2018 · 2 incidents
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Struck by flying object
Employee was monitoring the water bag and the movement of the loafs when the water bag burst and water hit EE's face. Causing minor eye abrasions.
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating a rock splitter when the splitter got stuck in the rock. The employee then attempted to put a pipe wrench between the splitter and the rock, Getting middle and ring fingers smashed between the wrench and the rock.