Mining Incidents

Mel Johnson Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Lundin Construction Company Of Cromwell · Surface
Controlled by Lawrence Lundin
Aitkin County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2102498

MSHA record for Mel Johnson Pit (mine ID 2102498). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Johnson Trucking Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Lundin Construction Company Of Cromwell 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mel Johnson Pit sits in Aitkin County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Aitkin County, Minnesota · Population 15,930
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$59,498
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.