Pioneer 35S: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Pioneer 35S has $708 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
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
7
citations
2
significant & substantial
$708
proposed penalties
$708
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
5
inspections on record
29
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 29 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pioneer 35S has $708 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$708
proposed penalties
$708
current assessed
$708
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.28.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
42.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Ray's Gravel LLC 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pioneer 35S sits in Kanabec County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Kanabec County, Minnesota · Population 16,261
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$71,915
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 111111.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.