Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Pillager, Cass County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103020

Portable Crushing Plant 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
1994–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,949
proposed penalties
$1,949
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
35
inspections on record
282
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: 282 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crushing Plant 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
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-20.
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 323 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 805 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 665 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 321 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 929 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 454 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 303 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 371 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 322 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 894 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 451 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 430 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 793 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 459 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 299 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 977 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 619 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 222 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 776 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 554 1 0 1805.1
2019 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 276 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 824 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 319 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 374 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,542 1 0 393.4
2017 Q2 1,928 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,915 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,092 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 615 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 297 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 496 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 132 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 37 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 459 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 402 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 459 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 63 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 136 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 79 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 190 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 63 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 241 1 1 4149.4
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 148 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 228 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 195 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 84 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 667 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 133 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 626 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,219 2 0 1640.7
2006 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 602 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,110 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,307 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 996 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,713 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,277 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 36 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 622 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,336 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,189 9 3 7569.4
2002 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,154 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,314 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,023 3 1 2932.6
2001 Q1 22 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 816 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,456 2 2 1373.6
2000 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 28, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LOCKED OUT AND SHUT OFF PORTABLE PLANT. HE WAS GETTING ROCK OUT OF GRIZZLY, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND THEN WRENCHED HIS NECK.

1999 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING BELT CONVEYOR ALIGNMENT HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A PRY BAR & THE CONVEYOR FRAME

August 18, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING PIECES OF STEEL WHILE ON THE PORTABLE SHAKER. HE PICKED UP A PIECE & SLUNG IT ANDSTRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

1998 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROOTS AND KNOCKED HIS ELBOW ON A GUARD RAIL.

May 13, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REACHING IN TO JAW TO FREE UP A PIECE OF CONCRETE AND PROTECTIVE DOOR FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND.

1995 · 1 incident

August 7, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CONVEYOR ROCK SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND FRAME.

1994 · 1 incident

July 1, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF HERNIA CONDITION IN JULY. HE WAS NOT SURE HOW OR WHEN INJURY HAD OCCURRED OR IF IT WAS WORK RELATED. AT THIS TIME, HE SOUGHT NO TREATMENT OF CONDITION. ON DECEMBER 6 WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT EE WILL HAVE SURGERY. CONSEQUENTLY WE ARE COMPLETING THIS REPORT NOW.

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