Mining Incidents

Plant 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Beth Holtmeier
Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103420

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
62
citations
14
significant & substantial
$14,496
proposed penalties
$14,496
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
2019 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 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

2 on file

2015 · 1 incident

September 11, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Holtmeier Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

Limestone blast on 9/11 shot fly rock skipping across quarry floor over 500 ft. Approx 3" rock skipped over rock berm, which was protecting employee, and struck on left cheek.

2005 · 1 incident

July 13, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holtmeier Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pipe handle on the ratchet miner was using slid off and hit him on the forehead. Forehead cut & miner needed 7 stitches. He was taken to the emergency room. No concussion found. Miner sent home from hospital the same afternoon the accident occurred.