Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Fall from machine
Checking Bobcat in doing preventative maintenance check. Slipped off rear bobcat tire. Landed off balanced and sprained right ankle.
K3 Metal/Non-Metal
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jacob Barkley
Mankato,
Blue Earth County,
MN
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2103847
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2020–2024
- Latest incident
- Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
72
citations
9
significant & substantial
$20,351
proposed penalties
$20,351
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 Q4 | 726 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,691 | 7 | 0 | 2601.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 690 | 3 | 0 | 4347.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,694 | 4 | 0 | 1484.8 |
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 file2024 · 1 incident
2021 · 3 incidents
December 15, 2021
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Struck by falling object
990 loader operator was offloading finished blocks. Operator picked up the West block, employee approached the East block along its East end. East block shifted and 4x4 dunnage collapsed; the block fell & landed on employee's right foot. Operator used the loader to lift the block off of employee's foot, and EE "hobbled" away from the block to a safe spot. Crushed right foot.
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Struck by flying object
Cleaning up tipping equipment. Air hose came loose and struck employee multiple times. Air hose struck employee to the head, neck, right shoulder, right ribs, and right wrist. Bruising and pain afterward.
March 5, 2021
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Struck by falling object
Freeing the wire saw wire, which was pulling. Rock broke off from off the high wall and dropped on the middle of EE's back. Went into doctor and they advised EE to let the swelling go down and EE could return to work with restrictions. Expected light duty until 3/22/21.
2020 · 1 incident
September 14, 2020
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was filling up a large water tank using a smaller water tank. Employee was connecting the hoses and went on top of the tire of the smaller tank. Employee slipped and hit shin on a piece of support steel. Right shin bruise. No work restrictions initially. Employee went back to clinic on 9/18/20 and was placed on work restrictions. No lost time.