Mining Incidents

Knife River Corp operator

Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
MSHA operator ID: P01047
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
162
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$497
proposed penalties
$497
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
17
inspections on record
292
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: 292 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$497
proposed penalties
$497
current assessed
$497
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
9
2000
9
1999
4
1998
8
1997
8
1996
15
1995
7
1994
5
1993
5
1992
7
1991
7
1990
14
1989
6
1988
12
1987
10
1986
13
1985
9
1984
8
1983
6

Mines on record

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