Medford Wash Plant has $14K 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
6
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
9
significant & substantial
$13,807
proposed penalties
$13,807
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 222 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Medford Wash Plant has $14K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-28.
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.
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: 2005-05-25, 21 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-05-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2005-05-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2009
2
2008
3
2007
3
2006
3
2005
3
2004
4
2003
4
2002
4
2001
4
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Medford Wash Plant sits in Steele 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.
Steele County, Minnesota · Population 37,413
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$83,448
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
2009 Q2
791
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
81
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,240
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,029
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,891
1
0
528.8
2008 Q1
633
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,134
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,622
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
2,158
1
0
463.4
2007 Q1
318
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,907
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,879
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,026
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,517
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,618
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,701
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
759
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,344
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,448
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,639
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
177
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,971
5
1
2536.8
2003 Q3
3,163
3
0
948.5
2003 Q2
3,003
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,625
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,845
17
5
5975.4
2002 Q2
2,790
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,013
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,018
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,738
2
1
730.5
2001 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,744
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,242
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,660
15
2
4098.4
2000 Q1
831
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2004 · 1 incident
June 7, 2004MN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE HAD A NON-WORK RELATED RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE THIS PAST WINTER. HE WAS REPEATEDLY CLIMBING IN & OUT OF THE LOADER ABOUT EVERY TEN MINUTES TO MOVE RAILROAD TIES, AND CLIMB UP ON THE SCREENER . ANKLE GOT PROGRESSIVELY SORER.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 30, 2001MN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CLAY OFF THE SCREEN. HE WENT TO THROW IT AND HIT HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF METAL, CUTTING HIS LEFT ARM. HE HAD TO HAVE SIX STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING WASH PLANT EQUIPMENT DURING THE DAY. AT SOME POINT, A SMALL PIECE OF GRAVEL OF GRAVEL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION. EMPLOYEE WENT TO EYE DOCTOR ON 3-29-00 TO HAVE PARTICLE REMOVED. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED.