Mining Incidents

WP # 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Surface
Holdingford, Stearns County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103999

WP # 4 has $397 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
3
Years on record
2021–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$397
proposed penalties
$397
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
5
inspections on record
63
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: 63 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WP # 4 has $397 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.
$397
proposed penalties
$397
current assessed
$397
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-05-30.
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 725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,287 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 712 1 0 1404.5
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,414 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,974 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 47 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,308 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,976 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,508 1 0 663.1
2021 Q3 1,657 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,183 1 0 458.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 2, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was clearing out a beaver dam in the area, and ended up scraping the upper right thumb knuckle. EE is not sure what EE scraped it on for sure, but EE did scrape it while clearing out the dam.

2021 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was fixing a wash pump for the wash plant. EE stepped over the hitch of the trailer, and hit their leg on the door of the service truck, which caused EE's leg to be cut. It was the right leg, roughly 3-4 inches above the knee.

September 30, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm D Scepaniak Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving a water splitter. When EE was pulling it out to move it, the hose bounced back at EE once it was loose. The steel fitting on the end of the hose is what hit EE's forehead and gave EE the cut. Due to the cut, EE then went to the emergency room to see what needed to be done.

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The full compliance file on WP # 4

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.