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Plant #36 Metal/Non-Metal

Sparta, Winona County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103143

Plant #36 has $1K 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
6
Years on record
1999–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
11
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,345
proposed penalties
$1,345
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
33
inspections on record
300
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: 300 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant #36 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-26.
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 1,126 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,428 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 302 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 701 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,514 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,818 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 168 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 713 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,527 2 0 1309.8
2023 Q2 1,879 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 159 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 917 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,814 1 0 551.3
2022 Q2 1,964 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 86 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,757 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,053 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,818 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 695 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,889 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,690 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 547 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,451 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 724 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,185 1 0 843.9
2018 Q2 1,538 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 593 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,430 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,533 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 509 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,467 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,467 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 290 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,064 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,629 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,424 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,870 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,319 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,806 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,173 1 1 852.5
2013 Q2 1,276 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,126 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,892 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,278 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 380 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,370 1 0 729.9
2011 Q3 1,105 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,570 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 282 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 551 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,027 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,521 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,312 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,111 1 0 321.4
2009 Q1 117 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 855 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,411 2 1 1417.4
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 567 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,838 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,692 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,219 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,802 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,937 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 725 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,927 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 801 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,372 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,453 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,855 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,747 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,846 1 0 351.4
2003 Q1 327 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,312 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,137 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 782 1 0 1278.8
2002 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,654 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,607 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,954 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,272 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,657 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 542 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2025 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

May 10, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to fasten seeder to the three point hitch of the tractor the seeder dropped and wedged victims hand against the tractor arm. The incident at first blush was determined not to be reportable and then reconsidered.

2000 · 1 incident

April 24, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS HAD TINGLING AND NUMBNESS OVER APPROX 3 MONTHS. HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ALSO SOME BURNING SENSATION.

1999 · 1 incident

June 17, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR THE DOZER WHEN A FUGITIVE PARTICLE GOT IN HIS RT EYE.THAT NIGHT IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND EMPLOYEE HAD TO SEE A PHYSICIAN.

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