Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP EQUIPMENT TO MOVE, HE FELT NO IMMEDIATE PAIN. THE NEXT MORNING HIS BACK HURT AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GET OUT OF BED.
Rupp 1: 10 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Rupp 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1987–2002
- Latest incident
- Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,807
proposed penalties
$1,207
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $600 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
102
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 102 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rupp 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $600 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.40.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 20.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT20010091M | Withdrawal | 2001 | $6K → $0 | |
| CENT20010125M | Settlement | Schroeder | 2001 | $750 → $600 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Dakota Road Builders Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rupp 1 sits in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Minnehaha County, South Dakota · Population 200,689
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$76,074
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q3 | 1,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,298 | 9 | 3 | 6933.7 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,089 | 1 | 1 | 918.3 |
| 2000 Q1 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2002 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
May 23, 1993
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Fall from machine
WAS UNLOADING CONVEYOR FROM PICKUP. WRENCH SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS & LANDED ON BACK FRACTURING RIB.
1992 · 2 incidents
May 22, 1992
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT BACK LIFTING TIRES IN PIT AREA. CHANGING TRUCK TIRE.
May 18, 1992
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS DRIVING A TOOTH ON THE LOADER PIECE BROKE OFF AND GASHED HIS LOWER LIP AND CHIPPED HIS GLASSES NEEDED 5 STITCHES.
1991 · 1 incident
January 7, 1991
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HELPING PUT TIRE ON LOADER IN PIT,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
November 1, 1990
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Struck against a moving object
RUNNING DOZER IN PIT, AND THE JARRING OF THE DOZER CAUSED SOME LOWER BACK PAIN. AFTER SEEING THE DOCTOR I.NAME KNOWS THAT IT IS A SLIPPED DISC.
October 11, 1990
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER, LIFTING HOUSING FOR ROLL GEARS, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK. (VERTEBRAE OUT). DID NOTHING AT THE TIME BUT WEEK LATER IT HAS STARTED BOTHERING HIM.
1987 · 5 incidents
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RAISING SHAFT ON CRUSHER/BACK WENT OUT/DISC OUT OF PLACE.
October 29, 1987
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
REMOVING BLOCKS FROM UNDER CRUSHER, AS CRUSHER WAS GOING TO BE MOVED. PICKED UP BLOCK AND THREW NECK OUT.
October 26, 1987
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SAMSHED FINGERS IN TAILGATE. THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND, NEED STITCHES.
October 25, 1987
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Struck by falling object
DROPPED ROCK ON FOOT.
October 25, 1987
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dakota Road Builders Inc · Fall from machine
LOADING DOZER ON A FLATBED TRAILER. JUMPED DOWN OFF THE TRAILER TO LOOSEN SOME CHAINS AND HIT BLOCK OF WOOD USED FOR BLOCKING EQUIPMENT AND TORE LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT ANKLE.