North Star Asphalt Company · Flash burns (electric)
WORKER WAS PLUGGING CORD INTO ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN BREAKER BOX BLE UP. WORKER SUFFERED UV BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
North Star Portable Prime: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
North Star Asphalt Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hindermann Mark J & William A Fitzgerald
Olmsted County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103001
North Star Portable Prime has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Jul 1994
Ownership history
- North Star Asphalt Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
North Star Portable Prime sits in Olmsted County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Olmsted County, Minnesota · Population 163,425
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$93,494
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.