Mining Incidents

MN Portable #8 Metal/Non-Metal

Elk River, Sherburne County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2101843

MN Portable #8 has $5K 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
11
Years on record
1984–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,580
proposed penalties
$4,580
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
33
inspections on record
422
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: 422 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 #8 has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-06.
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
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 2 0
2021 Q3 2,896 0 0 0.0
Show 84 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2 2,896 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 812 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,750 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,588 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 815 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,453 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,315 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,085 2 0 648.3
2019 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,021 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,756 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,887 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,190 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,681 2 0 746.0
2017 Q3 3,833 1 0 260.9
2017 Q2 2,788 1 0 358.7
2017 Q1 903 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,497 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,145 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,000 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,458 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,789 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,761 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,048 3 0 984.3
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 2,263 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,667 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,165 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 2,063 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,192 6 2 1155.6
2013 Q2 5,897 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,365 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,338 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,318 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,619 2 1 433.0
2012 Q1 1,235 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,306 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,507 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,128 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,052 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,556 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,934 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,041 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,318 3 2 2276.2
2009 Q3 2,637 1 0 379.2
2009 Q1 638 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,853 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1 2 0 2000000.0
2008 Q1 737 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,286 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,757 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,840 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,240 1 0 446.4
2006 Q3 3,209 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,236 2 0 618.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,700 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,939 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,257 1 0 307.0
2005 Q1 1,002 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,226 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,144 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 959 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,297 2 0 870.7
2003 Q3 1,496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,012 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 484 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,144 3 1 1399.3
2002 Q3 1,670 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,854 1 1 259.5
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 698 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,664 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,988 2 0 669.3
2001 Q1 171 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,910 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,883 6 2 2081.2
2000 Q2 2,617 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 2, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss

2011 · 1 incident

March 28, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

hearing loss

2008 · 1 incident

March 7, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss discovered during annual hearing test.

2003 · 1 incident

March 21, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS RECORDED ON HIS ANNUAL HEARING TEST.

1998 · 1 incident

September 11, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING UP A SCREEN CLOTH WHEN HE TWISTED HS RIGHT KNEE.EE WENT BACK TO WORK THE SAME DAYBUT A WEK LATER HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DR WHICH TOLD HIM HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY

1994 · 1 incident

September 27, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Struck by falling object

EE UPON LIFTING AND MOVING A STACKING CONVEYOR, THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET IT WAS ATTACHED TO, STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.

1989 · 1 incident

September 26, 1989 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY GOT HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A BOB CAT BLADE.

1987 · 1 incident

September 4, 1987 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLEANI3G OUT UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT WHILE RUNNING WHEN TOOL USES TO CLEAN OUT WITH CAUGHT AND PULLED HAND INTO CONVEYOR.

1985 · 1 incident

July 25, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STRIPPING ELECTRICAL CABLE AND THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG

1984 · 2 incidents

June 25, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barton Sand & Gravel Co · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE CLEANING OFF A ROCK IN THE TRAP-ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE BANKMENT AND LNDED ON HIS FOOT

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