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Wabasha Pit and Mill: 117 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kohner Holding Company
Wabasha, Wabasha County, MN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100642

Wabasha Pit and Mill has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $135 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Dec 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
117
citations
29
significant & substantial
$35,415
proposed penalties
$35,137
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $278 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
499
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: 499 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wabasha Pit and Mill has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $135 outstanding across 4 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$135
outstanding
117 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $16K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.8%
significant & substantial
4.3%
high negligence or reckless
24.8%
reasonably likely or greater
55.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.8% low, 82.9% moderate, 4.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
23 citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
  • Settled 23 · 100%
88%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
1%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$16K proposed, $16K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-12-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
LAKE 2016-0106 Settlement Lesnick 2016 $12K → $12K
LAKE 2012-703M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $2K → $2K
LAKE 2011-749M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $1K → $900
LAKE 2018-0082 Settlement Lesnick 2018 $588 → $588
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-06-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Sand Filler (Wet)
2026-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2020-11-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2011-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.8 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-09-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2002-09-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.25 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 4
2024 3
2023 5
2022 6
2021 4
2020 4
2019 3
2018 4
2017 5
2016 5
2015 5
2014 4
2013 3
2012 4
2011 4
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 4
2006 3
2005 3
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Wabasha Pit and Mill sits in Wabasha County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Wabasha County, Minnesota · Population 21,519
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,133
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,573 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 928 2 0 2155.2
2025 Q4 943 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,468 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,370 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 903 4 0 4429.7
2024 Q4 573 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,133 0 0 0.0
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,141 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 516 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,290 3 1 2325.6
2023 Q3 1,414 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,718 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 892 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,725 1 1 579.7
2022 Q3 2,148 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,074 6 0 2893.0
2022 Q1 486 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,663 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,056 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,377 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 206 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 634 5 2 7886.4
2020 Q3 1,315 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,863 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 137 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 728 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,976 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,018 2 0 1964.6
2019 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,653 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,553 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,646 11 3 6682.9
2017 Q3 2,557 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,825 4 0 1415.9
2017 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,246 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,692 4 0 2364.1
2016 Q2 2,014 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 389 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,428 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,633 12 5 7348.4
2015 Q2 4,401 18 6 4090.0
2015 Q1 301 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,231 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,980 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,965 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 394 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,935 17 4 5792.2
2013 Q3 3,025 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,645 3 1 1823.7
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,232 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,531 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 205 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,171 1 1 854.0
2011 Q3 1,483 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,551 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 177 9 1 50847.5
2010 Q4 810 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,400 2 1 1428.6
2010 Q2 1,201 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 774 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,570 1 0 636.9
2009 Q2 1,356 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 868 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,518 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 778 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 650 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,495 3 2 2006.7
2007 Q2 1,464 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 251 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 918 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,617 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,090 4 1 3669.7
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,026 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,581 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,553 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,820 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,267 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,925 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,463 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,067 3 0 1451.4
2003 Q2 2,084 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,897 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,068 2 0 967.1
2002 Q2 2,219 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,123 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,226 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,223 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,536 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,506 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,604 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

December 8, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SNOWING OUTSIDE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO START HIS PICKUP, HE SLIPPED ON A SMALL INCLINE & HIS LEG WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM RESULTING IN HIM BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1993 · 1 incident

July 12, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

PLANT OPERATOR AFTER PULLING MAIN FUSE WENT INTO SECONDARY BOX TO CHANGE FUSES. WHILE USING FUSE PULLER IT ARCED & SHOT FLAME OUT. PLANT OPERATOR HAD PULLED WRONG MAIN SWITCH.