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Luverne Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward A Egan
Luverne, Rock County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2101320

Luverne Wash Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1991–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,043
proposed penalties
$10,043
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
590
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: 590 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Luverne Wash Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 2,676 5 0 1868.5
2025 Q3 4,420 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,355 1 0 229.6
2025 Q1 1,346 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,663 2 0 751.0
2024 Q3 4,360 1 0 229.4
2024 Q2 3,742 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,156 1 0 463.8
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,791 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,047 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,880 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,690 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,824 4 1 1416.4
2022 Q3 4,414 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,583 6 0 1674.6
2022 Q1 1,644 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,431 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,682 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,733 1 0 365.9
2020 Q3 3,444 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,696 2 0 541.1
2020 Q1 1,437 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,561 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,125 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,626 3 0 827.4
2019 Q1 1,484 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,129 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,892 3 0 1037.3
2018 Q2 3,019 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,386 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,122 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,629 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,266 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,695 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,489 6 1 2410.6
2016 Q3 3,580 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,106 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,736 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,512 6 2 2388.5
2015 Q3 3,796 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,432 5 0 1456.9
2015 Q1 1,393 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,889 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,589 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,539 1 0 282.6
2014 Q1 2,173 1 0 460.2
2013 Q4 2,572 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,448 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,445 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,851 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,860 3 1 1049.0
2012 Q3 4,166 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,238 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,310 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,366 2 0 1464.1
2011 Q3 3,604 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,976 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 920 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,899 2 0 1053.2
2010 Q3 3,359 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,096 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,918 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,802 2 1 1109.9
2009 Q3 3,057 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,080 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,155 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,644 5 2 3041.4
2008 Q3 3,446 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,738 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,028 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,983 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,098 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 938 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,381 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,538 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,398 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,152 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,049 1 1 328.0
2005 Q1 1,135 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,190 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,882 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,465 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,263 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,232 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,366 2 1 594.2
2003 Q2 2,854 2 0 700.8
2003 Q1 636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,058 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,724 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,450 4 0 1632.7
2002 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,582 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,272 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,154 1 0 317.1
2001 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,259 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,532 5 0 1415.6
2000 Q2 3,150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2015 · 1 incident

March 6, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg, LLP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing a truss conveyor that was laying on the ground. He had one foot inside the truss and one foot outside. While trying to get outside the truss his right foot got stuck under a truss cross member while his upper body was leaning to the outside. The result was "twist" to the right knee.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was shoveling material from under a conveyor. Due to wet and cold ground conditions employee's feet slipped on ground and hit his shin on the truss of the conveyor. Injury resulted in laceration on the right shin that needed three stitches.

July 17, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing 20 lb metal flange from a pipe. Flange slipped and it pinched finger between flange and work bench. Resulted in fracture and cut to tip of 4th digit on left hand.

2001 · 1 incident

October 17, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM TOP OF WASH SCREEN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFT- ING SCREEN WHEN VICTIMS FINGER (RIGHT POINTING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.

2000 · 1 incident

March 23, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Flash burns (electric)

VICTIM CONTACTED RACEWAY ENCLOSURE WITH WRIST AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS WHERE HIS WRIST WATCH WAS. VICTIM RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD DRGREE BURNS WERE DETERMINED. VICTIM SENT HOME FOR REMAINDER OF SHIFT. GROUND CONTINUITY CHECKS DONE 2 DAYS PRIOR. HOWEVER, LOOSE CONECTION FOUND IN RACEWAY.

1999 · 1 incident

October 9, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH IN 6X20 WASH DECK WHEN A SAND PARTICLE FROM A SCREEN CAME LOOSE AND LODGED IN EE S RIGHT EYE.

1991 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Struck by falling object

AS INJURED OPENED THE TRAILER DOOR,THE OIL BARREL HAD ROLLED UP NEXT TO IT.THE BARREL FELL OUT AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

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