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Wash Screw #45719 Metal/Non-Metal

Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials · Surface

Controlled by Knife River Corporation

Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2103626

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2019–2021
Latest incident: Jun 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2010

citations

significant & substantial

$300

proposed penalties

$300

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2	0.0
2025 Q3	24	0.0
2025 Q2	2	0.0
2025 Q1	2	0.0
2024 Q4	0
2024 Q3	2	0.0
2024 Q1	2	0.0
2023 Q4	2	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

2021 · 1 incident

June 14, 2021 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker OTHER

Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling off the under belt to do some repair work. Lead man went to help and check on employee. Employee was acting funny, confused, did not know location and was sweating. It was 62 Deg F. Lead man called an ambulance and the safety manager.

2019 · 1 incident

July 10, 2019 MN · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Northstar Materials Inc dba Knife River Materials · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was lowering light plant, crank handle was loose, got wrench to tighten bolt on handle, wrench slipped off bolt head, employee felt pop in right shoulder and pain.