PIT Metal/Non-Metal
Viele Contracting Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Lane A Viele; Zack J Viele
Duluth, MN,
St Louis County,
MN
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103301
PIT has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
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- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
108
citations
28
significant & substantial
$19,161
proposed penalties
$19,161
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
45
inspections on record
359
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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PIT has $19K 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.$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 473 | 16 | 3 | 33826.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 550 | 3 | 0 | 5454.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,054 | 2 | 0 | 1897.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 480 | 2 | 0 | 4166.7 |
| 2018 Q2 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 720 | 8 | 7 | 11111.1 |
| 2017 Q2 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 720 | 9 | 1 | 12500.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,000 | 2 | 0 | 2000.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 17751.5 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,034 | 14 | 5 | 13539.7 |
| 2014 Q2 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 466 | 8 | 6 | 17167.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 875 | 14 | 2 | 16000.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,005 | 1 | 0 | 995.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 7246.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,303 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,028 | 5 | 1 | 2465.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 317 | 3 | 0 | 9463.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 934 | 1 | 0 | 1070.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,345 | 1 | 0 | 743.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,337 | 7 | 2 | 5235.6 |
| 2003 Q2 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 685 | 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.
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