Moorhead Wet Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Moorhead Wet Plant.
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
63
citations
12
significant & substantial
$18,312
proposed penalties
$10,001
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,311 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
27
inspections on record
385
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: 385 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Moorhead Wet Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
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
23,682
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
22,807
4
1
175.4
2025 Q2
22,137
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
19,109
5
2
261.7
2024 Q4
16,236
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
14,814
4
1
270.0
2024 Q2
13,859
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
16,510
2
0
121.1
Show 34 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
20,063
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
19,928
4
0
200.7
2023 Q2
21,394
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
21,485
1
0
46.5
2022 Q4
20,990
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
23,679
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
19,679
3
0
152.4
2022 Q1
18,960
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
23,977
2
0
83.4
2021 Q3
22,772
1
0
43.9
2021 Q2
26,453
3
1
113.4
2021 Q1
24,495
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
27,176
1
0
36.8
2020 Q3
24,385
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
32,770
1
1
30.5
2020 Q1
26,724
2
1
74.8
2019 Q4
29,632
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
23,709
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
34,613
2
1
57.8
2019 Q1
18,942
5
1
264.0
2018 Q4
36,025
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
34,301
3
1
87.5
2018 Q2
28,814
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
27,137
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
26,853
3
0
111.7
2017 Q3
26,741
3
0
112.2
2017 Q2
30,191
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
24,270
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
26,521
2
0
75.4
2016 Q3
38,533
2
1
51.9
2016 Q2
21,087
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
16,832
2
0
118.8
2015 Q4
15,846
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
14,005
1
0
71.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2025 · 1 incident
April 26, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was attaching a hose to a portable water pump used for drainage. They pinched right pinky with the hoses attachment cam-lock while locking in the hose. Bruising only.
2023 · 2 incidents
September 20, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was installing a new track retainer pin on a CAT 349 Excavator. When hitting the pin with a sledgehammer a piece of the pin broke off and impacted the employees leg. This left a puncture wound on the employee right thigh.
February 14, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was working on CAT Excavator tracks attempting to reinsert a roller pin. While striking the pin with a hammer a sliver a metal broke off and enter EE's right calf. Metal was removed by emergency clinic and 10 stitches were given.
2019 · 1 incident
July 3, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using pry bars to turn water pump sheaves in order to fit new belts between the fines recovery pumps and its motor. Employee's hand slipped off bar smashing EE's finger.
2017 · 2 incidents
July 19, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Worker was attempting to weld on a piece of c-channel iron placed on a welding table. When leaning over they knocked the iron off the table and onto their right foot. The impact broke 2 bones in the arch of their foot.
April 20, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was greasing excavator boom and slipped on the tracks. Employee hit employee's head on the tracks/ground and received a concussion.
2015 · 1 incident
September 14, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was conducting maintenance on a dozer's tension idler. The idler was unknowingly under pressure and when the mechanic began removing the bolts holding the idler in place the idler broke loose and struck the mechanic. The idler fractured the knuckle on his right pinky finger and the area of the skull above his right eye.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Moorhead Wet Plant
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
with the underlying data as CSV.