Mining Incidents

MN Portable #5 Metal/Non-Metal

Hastings, Dakota County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2101110

MN Portable #5 has $2K 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
4
Years on record
1991–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
16
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,766
proposed penalties
$1,766
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
34
inspections on record
345
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: 345 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MN Portable #5 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,648 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,433 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,195 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,031 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,058 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,148 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,457 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 448 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 958 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,060 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,712 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 665 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,923 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,112 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,606 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,792 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,659 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q4 2,220 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,692 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,904 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,379 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,599 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,060 1 0 246.3
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 3,162 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,679 1 0 373.3
2018 Q2 2,715 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 807 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,408 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,900 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,363 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 2,387 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,329 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,338 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,796 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,873 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,931 2 0 508.8
2015 Q2 2,306 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 3,612 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,558 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,694 1 1 149.4
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 3,060 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,736 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,511 2 0 362.9
2013 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,895 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,351 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,745 1 0 267.0
2012 Q1 1,117 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,237 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,893 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,107 1 0 195.8
2011 Q1 1,004 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,461 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,437 2 0 450.8
2010 Q2 3,595 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,717 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,722 2 2 537.3
2009 Q2 2,438 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 638 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,856 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,945 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,632 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 737 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,270 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,161 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,645 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,459 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,045 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,197 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,924 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,399 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 925 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,704 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,112 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,643 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,724 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,280 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 482 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,721 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,891 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,738 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,601 3 0 1873.8
2001 Q2 218 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,578 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,011 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 193 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a utility knife to cut belting, the knife slipped and he cut his left thigh, which required sutures to close.

July 10, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetitive motion occupational injury - ulnar nerve lesion - right forearm, causing numbness and pain in right forearm. Probably caused by shoveling.

2009 · 1 incident

March 25, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss - STS of 11dB in right ear.

1991 · 1 incident

May 23, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING STEPPING UP OFF A CONVEYOR AND FELL AGAINST THE HOPPER CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT WAS VERY MUDDY DUE TO THE RAIN.

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