Mining Incidents

Plant 7 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeff A Carlson
Hibbing, St Louis County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103242

Plant 7 has $2K 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
7
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,368
proposed penalties
$2,368
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
37
inspections on record
264
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: 264 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 7 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 983 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,062 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,082 1 0 924.2
2025 Q1 489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 216 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,219 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 781 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,176 3 0 2551.0
2023 Q2 2,815 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,479 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,465 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,947 1 1 339.3
2022 Q2 1,144 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 775 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 748 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,143 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 453 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,870 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,173 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 76 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,113 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 412 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,377 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 393 1 0 2544.5
2018 Q3 1,512 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,041 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 414 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 901 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,148 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 827 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 311 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,301 1 0 434.6
2016 Q2 724 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,072 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,570 4 1 2547.8
2015 Q1 514 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 636 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,368 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 375 1 0 2666.7
2014 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,038 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,298 1 0 770.4
2013 Q2 1,863 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,393 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,566 2 0 1277.1
2012 Q2 1,663 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 655 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,182 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,615 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,569 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,005 1 0 995.0
2010 Q4 525 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,393 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,497 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 219 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 769 1 0 1300.4
2009 Q3 1,272 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,638 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 204 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,052 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,808 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,003 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 629 3 0 4769.5
2007 Q4 2,641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,505 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,791 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,099 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,224 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,856 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,176 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 987 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 299 1 0 3344.5
2004 Q3 1,670 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,552 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 516 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,184 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,284 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 999 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,782 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 725 1 0 1379.3
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,731 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 761 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 854 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,559 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,410 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 15, 2023 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was grinding a bolt overhead when debris fell down into right eye.

2022 · 1 incident

August 11, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO SHUT THE BACK DOOR OF THE CONE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES.

2017 · 1 incident

November 7, 2017 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was cutting a hole in a piece of rubber belting using a folding utility knife. The blade dislodged from the knife. The blade flipped back and lacerated the pinky finger on the right hand. The laceration required three sutures to close.

2014 · 1 incident

November 7, 2014 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was replacing edge segments on the loader bucket. EE tried to hold the attachment bolt in its seat and it spun lacerating the palm on his left hand. EE received stitches to close the laceration and returned to work.

2010 · 1 incident

July 29, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was attempting to straighten a lip on a conveyor/hopper for the overhead feed belt on a Fabtec closed circuit cone and screen plant. EE was standing up two steps on a ladder and pushing down an a 24" adjustable wrench. The EE dislocated his right shoulder while applying downward pressure to the wrench.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

September 28, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE SEPEARATED CORTAL CARTILAGE IN RIGHT RIB CAGE WHILE LYING ON HIS STOMACH TO RACHET A BOLT LOOSE TO CHANGE THE LIP RUBBER ON THE CRUSHER. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY LOST TIME, BUT HE HAS A 5 LB LIFTING RESTRICTION.

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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.