St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE DRILLING WITH 83 LD. STOPPER-ROCK FALL FROM BACK OF STOPE FELL ON MAN-THERE HAD BEEN 41 HOLES ALREADY DRILLED IN AREA WHEN FELL OCCURRED.
St Cloud Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Equalizer Inc
MSHA operator ID: L06398
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
251
citations
59
significant & substantial
$83,930
proposed penalties
$83,383
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $547 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
139
inspections on record
2,451
inspection hours
10.2
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.251 citations across 2,451 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.$84K
proposed penalties
$84K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$547
outstanding
245 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 33 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2024
2
2023
1
2022
2
2021
2
2019
1
2017
6
2016
1
2015
1
2013
4
2012
1
2011
1
2010
3
2006
2
2002
4
2001
4
2000
1
1999
1
1995
1
1994
2
1992
1
1991
3
1990
8
1989
9
1988
3
1987
4
1984
4
1983
4 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
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