MOVING CONVEYORS WHEN CHAIN ON LOADER BUCKET SWUNG OUT AND STRUCK EE ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING LACERATION NEEDING 4 STITCHES.
43495 Metal/Non-Metal
Knife River North Central
· Surface
Controlled by
Knife River Corporation
St. Cloud,
Benton County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103106
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2005
- Latest incident
- Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,306
proposed penalties
$1,306
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q2 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 2564.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 561 | 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
5 on file2005 · 2 incidents
August 4, 2005
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Knife River North Central · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was walking around the crusher. He stepped on uneven ground and injured his rt. foot/ankle.
2003 · 2 incidents
November 3, 2003
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River North Central · Fall from machine
EE JUMPED OFF LOADER TO FIX JAMMED CONVEYOR. TWISTED RT ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED.
Knife River North Central · No Value Found
A TREE ROOT WAS CAUGHT ON FRAME OF CONVEYOR. AS EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE TREE ROOT, THE ROOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER & BELT CAUSING EMPL. TO GET RT. HAND, ARM, & SHOULDER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RO LLER & BELT.
2002 · 1 incident
May 30, 2002
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Knife River North Central · Struck by flying object
CRUSHING ROCK. EMPLOYEE EXPOSED TO ROCK DUST AND FLYING PARTICLES.