74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $134,014 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,162
inspections on record
16,655
inspection hours
9.5
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.
1,578 citations across 16,655 inspection hours.
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.
$524K
proposed penalties
$393K
current assessed
$390K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
1,553 assessments are final orders; 81 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
June 27, 2005OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Struck against a moving object
The victim was operating a track dozer to clean off a drill bench in preparation for drilling. The bench was 45 feet above the quarry floor. Apparently the victim was attmpting to turn the dozer around on the bench, backed off this area, and fell to the quarry floor.
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