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Wash Screw #45719: 4 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103626

Wash Screw #45719 has $300 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
2
Years on record
2019–2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$300
proposed penalties
$300
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
23
inspections on record
153
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: 153 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 Screw #45719 has $300 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.
$300
proposed penalties
$300
current assessed
$300
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-10.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
25.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 25.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2024-05-29
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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. Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 2
2024 2
2023 3
2022 3
2021 3
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 2
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Wash Screw #45719 sits in Beltrami 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.
Beltrami County, Minnesota · Population 46,421
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,257
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 450 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 24 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 82 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 207 0 0 0.0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 581 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 302 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 282 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 638 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 406 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 359 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,053 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 102 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 909 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 251 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 442 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 639 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 290 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 74 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 394 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 322 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 242 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 221 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 762 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 54 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 435 1 0 2298.9
2015 Q2 546 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 352 1 0 2840.9
2014 Q2 102 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 127 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 782 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 208 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 12 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 465 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 799 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 989 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 766 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 221 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 762 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 524 1 0 1908.4
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 344 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 981 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2021 · 1 incident

June 14, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker OTHER
Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling off the under belt to do some repair work. Lead man went to help and check on employee. Employee was acting funny, confused, did not know location and was sweating. It was 62 Deg F. Lead man called an ambulance and the safety manager.

2019 · 1 incident

July 10, 2019 MN · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was lowering light plant, crank handle was loose, got wrench to tighten bolt on handle, wrench slipped off bolt head, employee felt pop in right shoulder and pain.