Mining Incidents

Wash Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Patrick J Dresel
Moose Lake, MN, Carlton County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2102942

Wash Plant #1 has $500 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$500
proposed penalties
$500
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
23
inspections on record
122
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: 122 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wash Plant #1 has $500 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.
$500
proposed penalties
$500
current assessed
$500
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-09-06.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 305 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 32 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 105 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 351 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 726 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 557 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 575 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 795 1 1 1257.9
2012 Q2 524 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 258 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 660 3 0 4545.5
2011 Q2 262 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 121 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 162 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 136 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 656 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 937 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 104 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,032 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,375 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 709 1 0 1410.4
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,102 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,058 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 654 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,042 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,414 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,253 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,550 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,362 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,042 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,298 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,849 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,559 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,454 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,676 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,436 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,098 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,966 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,416 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 716 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 862 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 915 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,589 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,316 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 200 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 1, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Warren Steen Construction Inc · Contact with electrical current

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