EE was part of a 3 person team working to remove snow, and ice from a tail pulley. EE was holding the tail pulley from rotating as another employee cleared out. The team leader instructed the EE to stay clear of the conveyor, but the EE did not hear the command. A bar was still in the tail pulley when it was bumped and the bar hit the EE and knocked them to the ground.
00972 Metal/Non-Metal
Minnesota Paving & Materials
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Mankato,
Blue Earth County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2102959
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2013–2020
- Latest incident
- Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
51
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,955
proposed penalties
$5,156
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 Q2 | 4,592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,682 | 3 | 0 | 528.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 578 | 1 | 0 | 1730.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 186 | 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
3 on file2020 · 2 incidents
November 11, 2020
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minnesota Paving & Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 31, 2020
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
dry screening plant operator, screen house operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minnesota Paving & Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was pounding new bearings into a troughing roller can, using a socket and hammer. while pounding, the socket slipped off the bearing and pinched a finger when they swung the hammer again. Employee was wearing gloves.
2013 · 1 incident
October 8, 2013
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minnesota Paving & Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
After performing some routine maintenance, the miner felt some pain in his lower left back. he strained a muscle which inflamed putting pressure on a nerve.