Mining Incidents

Knife River Newman Aggregate Metal/Non-Metal

Knifer River · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
newman, Stanislaus County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401774

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
54
citations
14
significant & substantial
$5,788
proposed penalties
$5,788
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,568 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,472 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,091 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,003 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,811 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,674 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,785 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,817 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 21, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Knifer River · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

MINER WAS SPOOLING IN A WINCH CABLE. EE WAS GUIDING THE CABLE WITH LEFT HAND AND CONTROLING THE FEED WITH THE CONTROLLER ON RIGHT HAND. AS THEY WERE ALMOST AT THE END, A U BOLT THAT WAS USED TO CREATE A LOOP AT THE END OF THE CABLE, CAUGHT THE CUFF OF THEIR GLOVE AND PULLED THEIR HAND INTO THE OPENING, THE U BOLT CAUGH THEIR MIDDLE FINGER AND LACERATED IT.

2011 · 1 incident

February 3, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Annual hearing test showed an age-corrected Standard Threshold Shift occurred, re-test was done.

2007 · 1 incident

May 7, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driving a scraper & hit a pothole. Jarred his body.

2006 · 1 incident

September 1, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving diesel fuel tank rack, smashed ring finger on left hand.

2005 · 1 incident

July 29, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Struck against stationary object

Tightening nut on bolt & socket slipped of nut ee then scraped neck on chute at wash plant.

2002 · 1 incident

September 3, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT PLUGGED PIPE IN FIELD NEAR DEEP WELL. WHILE BENT OVER A GOT RAMMED HIM IN THE BUTT & EE FELL AGAINST PIPE. SMALL CUT ON LEFT MID BACK. BRUISED AROUND THE AREA.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 25, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Struck against stationary object

TAKING BOARDS OFF OLD BUILDING STEPPED ON RAIL. EE TAKING OFF 1 BOARD AT A TIME AND REMOVING NAILS FROM THAT BOARD BEFORE CONTINUING. A SMALL PIECE OF BOARD BROKE OFF WHICH HE DID NOT SEE ON T HE GROUND.

June 1, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frank B Marks & Son Inc · Fall from ladders

WORKING ON WATERLINE SLIPPED OFF LADDER CAUGHT STEEL WATER LINE WITH ARM PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.