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43491 Metal/Non-Metal

Knife River North Central · Surface

Controlled by Knife River Corporation

Sauk Rapids, Benton County, MN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2100462

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2002–2015
Latest incident: May 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2007

citations

significant & substantial

$112,260

proposed penalties

$84,310

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
2015 Q4	415	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	428	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	477	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	567	3	1	5291.0
2013 Q4	225	4	2	17777.8
2013 Q3	407	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

December 8, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Knife River North Central · Struck by falling object

Employee was placing removable legs on a transfer conveyor. Conveyor was held in place by a loader. Removable leg fell and struck employee in the face, fatally injuring the employee.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2015 · 1 incident

May 8, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Knife River North Central · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting power cords overhead and felt a "pop" in his neck and shoulder. He was taken to our doctor who referred him to a chiropractor. The chiropractor adjusted his neck and shoulder.

2013 · 1 incident

October 1, 2013 MN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Knife River North Central · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Fell 15 feet to the ground while on the cat walk of jaw crusher directing backhoe operator.

2006 · 1 incident

March 29, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL

Knife River North Central · Flash burns (electric)

EE was cleaning electrical cord end and touched power to ground.

2004 · 1 incident

November 2, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Knife River North Central · Struck by flying object

EE was driving a wedge to split the top shell from the bottom shell when the wedge fractured and a piece of the wedge struck him just in front of the rt ear (temple area).

2003 · 1 incident

October 23, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING CRUSHER USING GRINDER. GOT A PARTICLE IN EYE.

2002 · 1 incident

September 25, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Knife River North Central · Struck by falling object

LADDER FROM CRUSHER FELL AGAINST CONVEYOR, THEN CAME BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.