Knife River Const operator
Controlled by
MDU Resources Group Inc
MSHA operator ID: L14838
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1997–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
176
citations
24
significant & substantial
$28,868
proposed penalties
$27,265
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,603 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
145
inspections on record
1,925
inspection hours
9.1
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.176 citations across 1,925 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$29K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
174 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
1
2021
1
2008
2
2006
1
2005
2
2003
3
2002
2
2001
3
2000
1
1999
1
1998
4
1997
2
Mines on record
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