Mining Incidents

UNIT 246-247 Metal/Non-Metal

Fairmont, Martin County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2102972

UNIT 246-247 has $385 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
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$385
proposed penalties
$385
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
3
inspections on record
25
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: 25 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

UNIT 246-247 has $385 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.
$385
proposed penalties
$385
current assessed
$385
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-16.
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
2003 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 60 7 0 116666.7
2002 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 50 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

November 15, 1989 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
W Hodgman & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING ON MACHINERYT AND HAPPENED TO WALK IN AREA WHERE ROCK WAS BEING KNOCKED OFF OF A BELT FEEDING CRUSHER. ROCK HIT EE IN LEG AND BROKE ANKLE.

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