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Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation: 177 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Williston, Williams County, ND  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3200652

Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1988–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
52
significant & substantial
$92,398
proposed penalties
$70,730
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,668 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Leonardite Products, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
inspections on record
1,542
inspection hours
11.5
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.
177 citations across 1,542 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$92K
proposed penalties
$71K
current assessed
$71K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
170 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
Of $54K in penalties contested before the Commission, $33K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
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.
29.4%
significant & substantial
10.7%
high negligence or reckless
27.7%
reasonably likely or greater
54.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.6% low, 83.6% moderate, 10.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
28 citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
  • Settled 23 · 82%
  • Stood as issued 5 · 18%
85%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$54K proposed, $33K 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 2025-05-02.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2014-0615 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $24K → $5K
CENT 2010-896M Settlement Pope II 2011 $22K → $22K
CENT 2020-0123 Settlement Schroeder 2020 $3K → $2K
CENT 2020-0232 Settlement 2021 $3K → $1K
CENT 2022-0233 Settlement Simonton 2022 $1K → $654
CENT 2010-897M Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $680 → $680
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2025-12-18
18%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
29
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz132 over
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz10
  • Aluminum oxide fumes2
  • Arsenic fumes2
Show the individual readings (57)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2001-11-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4 2.62 1.53 Bagging Operator
2001-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4.03 2.33 1.73 Bagging Operator
2025-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 Bagging Operator
2025-12-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.54 Mechanic
2025-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.78 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-02-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.85 3.23 0.88 Packaging Operations Worker
2023-02-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.53 Building Repair/Maint.
2023-02-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.39 Supervisor, Co. Official
2023-02-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.03 Packaging Operations Worker
2021-03-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 4.7 Bagging Operator
2021-03-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.29 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2021-03-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 5.9 Bagging Operator
2021-03-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 Warehouse Man
2021-03-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.69 Building Repair/Maint.
2020-01-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.99 Bagging Operator
2020-01-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.08 Bagging Operator
2017-06-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 5.89 Bagging Operator
2013-09-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2013-09-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2005-07-21 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Iron oxide fumes 0.11 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.06 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Copper fumes 50.98 300 0.17 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Iron oxide fumes 1.45 20 0.07 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.16 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Manganese fumes 0.07 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-07-21 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2002-11-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.53 3.17 0.17 Supervisor, Co. Official
2002-11-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 2.02 0.10 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-11-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 Bagging Operator
2002-03-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 2.1 0.12 Bagging Operator
2002-03-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.31 Bagging Operator
2001-11-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.46 2.26 0.65 Bagging Operator
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.

Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In North Dakota, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 0.62 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. GeoResources Inc 1980 to 2008
  2. Leonardite Products, LLC 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 17
2025 17
2024 18
2023 19
2022 19
2021 15
2020 13
2019 12
2018 10
2017 9
2016 10
2015 20
2014 21
2013 20
2012 13
2011 9
2010 7
2009 6
2008 4
2007 3
2006 5
2005 11
2004 10
2003 9
2002 10
2001 11
2000 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation sits in Williams County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 15.6% 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.
Williams County, North Dakota · Population 39,368
15.6%
Mining share of county employment
$90,224
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
2026 Q2 6,948 4 1 575.7
2026 Q1 7,100 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,986 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,238 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,488 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,604 5 0 657.5
2024 Q4 8,500 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,157 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 8,171 3 0 367.2
2024 Q1 7,118 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,930 4 0 577.2
2023 Q3 8,004 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,923 4 0 504.9
2023 Q1 9,498 6 0 631.7
2022 Q4 10,020 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 10,319 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,054 3 1 495.5
2022 Q1 8,751 2 0 228.5
2021 Q4 9,653 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,904 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,241 3 0 414.3
2021 Q1 6,647 5 0 752.2
2020 Q4 5,119 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,842 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,445 4 2 473.7
2020 Q1 6,099 10 2 1639.6
2019 Q4 5,916 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,298 9 2 1698.8
2019 Q2 6,209 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,535 5 1 1102.5
2018 Q4 7,000 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,492 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,296 1 0 137.1
2018 Q1 5,017 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,481 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,517 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,768 2 0 346.7
2017 Q1 3,317 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,288 2 1 608.3
2016 Q3 2,324 3 2 1290.9
2016 Q2 5,464 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,486 5 1 770.9
2015 Q4 7,633 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,103 4 2 439.4
2015 Q2 9,529 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 14,179 5 3 352.6
2014 Q4 12,145 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,981 4 1 333.9
2014 Q2 10,244 1 0 97.6
2014 Q1 9,323 6 4 643.6
2013 Q4 9,320 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,841 9 5 830.2
2013 Q2 12,407 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 12,674 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,455 1 0 134.1
2012 Q3 6,050 1 1 165.3
2012 Q2 4,646 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,746 2 0 421.4
2011 Q4 4,729 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,751 1 0 210.5
2011 Q2 4,208 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,809 6 3 2136.0
2010 Q4 2,698 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,487 1 0 286.8
2010 Q2 3,034 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,586 16 8 6187.2
2009 Q4 2,559 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,488 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,444 5 1 2045.8
2009 Q1 2,079 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,948 1 0 513.3
2008 Q3 1,932 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,885 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,464 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,500 1 0 666.7
2007 Q3 1,464 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,448 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,332 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,528 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,744 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,668 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,562 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,399 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,092 2 0 956.0
2005 Q2 4,142 1 0 241.4
2005 Q1 4,283 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,256 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,296 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,975 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,319 1 0 301.3
2003 Q4 3,289 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,783 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,316 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,763 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,365 2 1 594.4
2002 Q3 4,060 1 0 246.3
2002 Q2 3,313 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,837 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,692 1 1 270.9
2001 Q3 4,280 1 1 233.6
2001 Q2 3,982 2 2 502.3
2001 Q1 4,232 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,364 4 1 1189.1
2000 Q3 3,858 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,350 3 0 895.5
2000 Q1 3,850 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2026 · 1 incident

May 2, 2026 ND · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Leonardite Products, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Maintenance began 4/24/2026. Grinding on 4/30/2026, with fire watch in place, caused smoldering in combustible material near the work area, which was extinguished. Additional grinding occurred 5/1/2026. On 5/2/2026, a fire was reported on the plant roof at 6:05 AM and extinguished within one hour. Sections of the metal roof were cut to access hot spots, requiring replacement.

2015 · 1 incident

August 2, 2015 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leonardite Products, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was hooking a bag to a forklift and gave the all clear. The straps started to shift off the end of the fork so employee tried to readjust and got finger caught between the fork and bag strap.

2013 · 1 incident

July 10, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leonardite Products, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was working in shop where lighting was good. He was hammering to remove a bearing from a case. He was wearing shaded safety glasses when he pulled them down on his nose to see better. He struck the bearing and a small piece of metal struck the eye.

2009 · 1 incident

June 23, 2009 ND · Metal/Non-Metal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Leonardite Products, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

The electrical service in that area was shut off. 1 pallet had deep burns. It appears spontaneous combustion occurred in a bulk bag filled with 1/4 inch leonardite and soda ash. The moisture of the leonardite was approx 28%, higher than we recommend. We believe the combination of moisture, leonardite and soda ash caused an exothermic reaction. A chemist said this is possible.

2007 · 1 incident

December 6, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
GeoResources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Cause is unknown at this time. There is only one shift per day from 8am - 4pm so no one was there at the time of the fire. Grinding equipment was damaged and a wood building was destroyed. Also, there was some damage to an adjoining steel storage building. There were no injuries.

2005 · 2 incidents

May 16, 2005 ND · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
GeoResources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

The fire started sometime after 10 00 pm.It was discovered at 5:30 am on May 17 & was reported to the fire dept. They were on the scene at 5:50 am. & remained until 2:00 pm. They were recalled at 4:00 pm & remained until 7:45 pm.The fire seemed to be out at the time. The fire chief suspects possible electrical cause, but it is yet to be determined for sure.

March 1, 2005 ND · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP A 50LB BAG AND STARTED WALKING UP THE STAIRS, FELT SOMETHING LIKE A SHARP POKE IN THE LOWER BACK. EE THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER, SO FINISHED OUT THE DAY. WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR, THEN WENT TO DR WIENS

2004 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2004 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
GeoResources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MIXING. THE GRINDER BECAME PLUGGED. HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN THE GRINDER. HIS THUMB WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP AND DOWN ONE SIDE AND HE TORE HIS THUMBNAIL OFF. HE SAW A DOCTOR IN THE E.R. HE WILL HAVE A RE-CHECK 11/19/04 AND IS SCHEDULED FOR AN X-RAY.

October 11, 2004 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MIXING, STACKING 50LB BAGS.

2002 · 2 incidents

March 26, 2002 ND · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET, BENT OVER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

January 25, 2002 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING SHRINK WRAP ON PALLET. BACK POPPED. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON FRIDAY & HAS ANOTHER APPT WITH HIM THIS WEEK.

2001 · 1 incident

October 22, 2001 ND · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD W/HIS RARM. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PLYWOOD, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL BEGINNING AT THE R. SHOULDER AND ACROSS THE BACK DIAGONALLY AND DOWN THE L. LEG. HE INITIALLY SAW A CHIROPRACTOR SEVERAL TIMES. HE RETURNED TO WORK 10/29/01 TO 11/12/01. ON NOV12TH HE INJURED IT AGAIN BY BENDING OVER. THE DRBELIEVES HE MAY HAVE PULLED HIS SCIATIC NERVE.

1988 · 1 incident

December 20, 1988 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GeoResources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT A COAL GRINDER GOT DUST IN HIS RT.EYE & THEN RUBBED HIS EYE HE SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURY TO RT.EYE WITH 70% OF EPIT HELIUM GONE HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS WHEN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ON DEC.23 1988 HEALING OF RT.EYE WAS 99% COMPLETE