Mining Incidents

South Shop Karnick Building Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302355

South Shop Karnick Building has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
41
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,922
proposed penalties
$4,922
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
26
inspections on record
237
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: 237 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

South Shop Karnick Building has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
41 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-03.
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
2017 Q2 3,986 3 0 752.6
2017 Q1 2,882 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,347 3 0 896.3
2016 Q3 3,668 2 1 545.3
2016 Q2 3,589 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,777 3 0 1080.3
2015 Q4 3,272 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,703 1 1 270.1
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 3,608 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,331 3 0 900.6
2014 Q4 3,790 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,114 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,604 5 0 1387.3
2014 Q1 3,670 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,604 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,239 1 0 235.9
2013 Q2 4,709 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,911 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,735 1 0 365.6
2012 Q3 2,956 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,979 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,753 5 3 1816.2
2011 Q4 2,699 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,086 2 1 648.1
2011 Q2 3,267 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,054 1 0 486.9
2010 Q4 2,573 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,157 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,661 2 0 751.6
2010 Q1 2,341 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,651 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,734 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,803 2 0 713.5
2009 Q1 2,613 4 1 1530.8
2008 Q4 2,662 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,862 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,723 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,522 3 0 1189.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2013 · 1 incident

June 7, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bruening Rock Products Inc · Struck by flying object

Removing tooth from ripper shank piece of slag from tooth flew off and struck EE in upper lip was tapping on tooth with a 16lb. hammer.

2010 · 1 incident

August 19, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bruening Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cutting & welding lower hinge pin bracket on scissor hoist frame on dump box. Hoist rotated cutting off index finger on left hand, between hoist frame and truck frame.

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