A loader bucket on a CAT R3000H came down and crushed an employee while in use, resulting in a fatality. The injured employee was operating a UTV (gator) in Unit 43 near the feeder breaker (Stamler) when the incident occurred. This incident is still under investigation.
Cargill Inc controller
MSHA controller ID: M00068
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- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 823
- Mines on record
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,043
citations
477
significant & substantial
$1,028,821
proposed penalties
$958,826
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 9 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 43 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- HOISTING 386 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 115 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 78 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
6
2025
22
2024
24 (1f)
2023
33
2022
42
2021
22
2020
33 (2f)
2019
24
2018
23
2017
29
2016
26
2015
23
2014
32
2013
26
2012
16
2011
21
2010
33 (1f)
2009
27
2008
35
2007
26
2006
20
2005
31
2004
39
2003
58
2002
36
2001
64
2000
52
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
4 recorded
Cargill Deicing Solutions
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
December 14, 2020
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cargill Deicing Technology
· Struck by falling object
Roof fell at the 700' level at intersection H-13 striking two miners. The miners were fatally injured.
December 14, 2020
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cargill Deicing Technology
· Struck by falling object
Roof fell at the 700' level at intersection H-13 striking two miners. The miners were fatally injured.
March 24, 2010
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Cargill Salt
· Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Employee was in dump truck waiting to be loaded with bulk salt from under 150 ton bin to transfer it to the stockpile pad on Cargill Deicing property. He was being loaded with salt when the brackets from the bin gave way and landed on the cab of his truck pinning him inside.