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Plant 6: 40 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeff A Carlson
Hibbing, St Louis County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2102732

Plant 6 has $4K 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
13
Years on record
1983–2016
Latest incident
Jul 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,301
proposed penalties
$4,301
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ulland Brothers, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
370
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: 370 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 6 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
22.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
22.5%
reasonably likely or greater
77.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-10-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (13)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-10-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.37 0.65 Oiler, Greaser
2024-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.65 0.34 Oiler, Greaser
2024-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.65 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 2.2 0.15 Oiler, Greaser
2011-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 1.18 0.56 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-06-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 0.69 0.84 Bobcat Operator
2005-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.15 0.56 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-05-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ulland Brothers, Inc. 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 5
2023 6
2022 20
2021 6
2020 5
2019 4
2018 4
2017 3
2016 4
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 4
2011 3
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 3
2005 3
2004 4
2003 3
2002 2
2001 3
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Plant 6 sits in St. Louis County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 200,056
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$69,455
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,785 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 278 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 695 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,493 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,857 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,834 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,564 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 889 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,602 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,510 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,923 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 333 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 356 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,584 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,568 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,583 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,714 1 1 368.5
2021 Q3 3,590 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,074 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,705 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,344 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,273 3 1 2356.6
2020 Q2 763 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 183 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 399 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,305 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 705 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,229 1 0 813.7
2018 Q3 2,313 1 0 432.3
2018 Q2 241 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 185 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,182 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 857 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 279 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,090 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 728 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 97 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 591 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,398 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,039 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 239 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,444 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 94 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 916 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,247 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 462 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,165 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,014 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 61 1 0 16393.4
2011 Q3 926 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 333 2 0 6006.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 414 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,592 4 2 2512.6
2010 Q2 987 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 152 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 380 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 525 2 1 3809.5
2008 Q3 999 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 734 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,248 8 1 6410.3
2007 Q3 1,898 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 717 3 0 4184.1
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,047 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 645 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,856 6 2 3232.8
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 452 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,132 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,385 2 0 1444.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 835 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,217 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,088 2 0 1838.2
2003 Q3 1,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,650 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 641 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,126 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,596 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 1,532 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,026 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,455 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 1,356 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,384 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,384 1 1 295.5
2000 Q1 55 3 0 54545.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2016 · 1 incident

July 6, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Contact with heat

A welder suffered from symptoms of heat exhaustion and was brought in for medical treatment and evaluation.

2011 · 1 incident

July 11, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife and lacerated his left arm.

2006 · 1 incident

June 12, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slabs of concrete were caught in the Jaw. The worker was using a pry bar in an attempt to dislodge the concrete slabs. The worker's left hand was caught between the pry bar and the guardrail around the jaw.

2004 · 1 incident

October 19, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was throwing debris off a conveyor and experienced lower back pain.

2002 · 1 incident

September 19, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST FEED GATE OPENING BY SHORTENING THE 3/8 INCH CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE GATE OPEN ON THE FEED CONVEYOR UNIT 2200 THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER. HE OPENED THE GATE & SECURED IT W ITH A BLOCK. THE BLOCK SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS ADJUSTING THE GATE & PULLED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & THUMB THROUGH THE CHAIN OPENING CAUSING LACERATIONS.

2001 · 1 incident

September 5, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED ON FRONT END LOADER TO REPLACE FUEL LINE. WHEN HE SAT DOWN ON THE TIRE AND TURNED TOTHE RIGHT, REACHING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

October 3, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

ROCK WAS JAMMED ON CRUSHER FEEDER. EE WAS TRYING TO PRY ROCK LOOSE WITH LARGE PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELL. HE FELL ON ROCK AND FINGER. SMASHED BETWEEN PRYBAR AND A ROCK.

1999 · 1 incident

July 12, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by flying object

WHILE WORKING AROUND CONVEYOR, HOOKING IT UP TO CHAIN TO MOVE IT EE S LEFT EYE BEGAN BURNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN-DIAGNOSES CORNEA ABRASION-WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK BUT EYE WAS PAINFUL AND HE RESTED IT ONDAY OF INCIDENT AND NEXT DAY. RETURNED WITH NO PROBLEM SINCE.

1997 · 1 incident

September 5, 1997 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT UNDER CRUSHER, THE EE WAS PUSHING THE BELT DOWN WITH A PRY BAR & IT SLIPPED OFF THE BELT WITH THE HANDLE HITTING THE PERSON BETWEEN THE LEFT EYE & EAR. THIS CAUS ED A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.

1996 · 1 incident

July 9, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING RATCHET WRENCH WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD AND CAUSED HIS RT HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR HE WAS WORKING ON. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE 5TH FINGER ON RT HAND IN THE PROXIMAL I-P JOINT.

1994 · 1 incident

April 20, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS USING PRY BAR TO LIFT HEAVY OBJECT WHEN EE S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND A METAL PLATE RESULTED IN SMALL LACERATION 3 STITCHES.

1990 · 1 incident

July 11, 1990 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN TO A IRON PLATE. THE IRON PLATE FELL AGAINST HIM BRUISING HIM ON THE CALF. OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

1983 · 1 incident

July 14, 1983 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HOOKING UP CONVEYOR WHEN LOADER MOVED PINCHING HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND TRUCK HITCH