Northwest Rock Inc operator
Controlled by
Jason Messmer; Randy Rognlin
MSHA operator ID: L15456
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 61
- Mines on record
- 9
- Years on record
- 1989–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
297
citations
52
significant & substantial
$35,580
proposed penalties
$35,285
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $295 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
225
inspections on record
3,159
inspection hours
9.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.297 citations across 3,159 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.$36K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
295 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 16 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 15 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2016
1
2012
1
2009
1
2005
3
2004
2
2003
6
2002
5
2001
6
2000
4
1999
3
1998
7
1997
10
1995
2
1994
1
1993
1
1991
1
1990
1
1989
5
Mines on record
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