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Plaisted Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Todd R Plaisted
Elk River, Sherburne County, MN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100496

Plaisted Sand has $14K 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
3
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
99
citations
21
significant & substantial
$13,579
proposed penalties
$13,579
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
47
inspections on record
612
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: 612 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plaisted Sand has $14K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
99 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 7,685 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,649 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,448 2 0 211.7
2025 Q1 6,335 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,383 1 0 135.4
2024 Q3 9,074 1 0 110.2
2024 Q2 8,828 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,455 1 0 183.3
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,570 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,079 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,367 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,885 1 0 169.9
2022 Q4 7,152 3 2 419.5
2022 Q3 9,247 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,866 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,326 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,855 3 0 437.6
2021 Q3 9,247 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,435 2 0 212.0
2021 Q1 5,066 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,945 1 0 168.2
2020 Q3 8,643 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,298 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,004 4 1 999.0
2019 Q4 7,013 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,397 1 0 135.2
2019 Q2 7,612 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,911 1 0 203.6
2018 Q4 6,139 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 332 1 0 3012.0
2018 Q2 7,463 2 0 268.0
2018 Q1 4,824 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,190 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,644 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,422 3 1 356.2
2017 Q1 9,788 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,211 2 1 195.9
2016 Q3 16,132 3 0 186.0
2016 Q2 12,643 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,997 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,865 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,478 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,817 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 375 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,186 16 2 5022.0
2014 Q3 9,323 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,917 11 6 1233.6
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,717 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,783 3 1 442.3
2013 Q2 3,879 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,962 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,197 5 0 806.8
2012 Q2 5,931 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,432 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,397 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,521 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,882 2 0 694.0
2010 Q3 4,782 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,907 9 4 2303.6
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,275 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,966 2 1 504.3
2009 Q2 2,764 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,225 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,794 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,887 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,560 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,942 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,107 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,250 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,012 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,541 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,549 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,398 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,880 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,263 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,896 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,867 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,899 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,404 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,758 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,174 3 0 718.7
2003 Q3 4,147 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,617 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,355 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,185 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,322 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,099 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,405 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,322 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,941 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,969 2 0 503.9
2001 Q1 2,297 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,502 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,052 13 2 3208.3
2000 Q1 2,392 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

October 14, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left arm was trapped or pinned & shoulder was dislocated when cutting a bracket on the grizzly feeder. The feeder came down and entrapped his arm between the feeder and the hopper.

2006 · 1 incident

October 19, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler ELECTRICAL
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

Employee was pressing the start button for the slurry pump when the electrical panel exploded. He received burns on the neck and throat and a burn on right arm. Investigation found no determinable cause as panel was destroyed. Possibly a short or an arc thru the air. All electrical panels were inspected by hipsage electric.

2005 · 1 incident

November 1, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee states extreme discomfort with his right knee. He had a hard time with a specific injury date. Employee is a material handler with a loader blender. He remembers hurting his knee when getting down from the loader.

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