Mining Incidents

Corson Sand Plant / Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3901478

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
94
citations
6
significant & substantial
$13,373
proposed penalties
$12,316
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 3,443 5 0 1452.2
2025 Q3 6,264 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,378 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,593 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 123 3 0 24390.2
2024 Q1 5,316 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 259 6 0 23166.0
2023 Q3 331 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

12 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 6, 2025 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck by falling object

Team member installing new exhaust gaskets, bolting up the flanges when debris fell onto and behind safety glasses, into right eye. Flushed eyes at the shop, debris remained behind eyelid.

2022 · 2 incidents

April 4, 2022 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River - South Dakota · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 04/04/2022 EE climbed down the ladder on the loader that EE was operating to close the gates to the haul road. As EE stepped down on the lower rung of the ladder, it broke away from this support. EE grabbed the ladder as EE fell straining left arm bicep when EE caught self from falling. PT wasn't ordered until 06/13/2022.

January 26, 2022 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River - South Dakota · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee received a cortisone shot to EE's left shoulder on 2/4/22 for an injury that occurred on 1/26/22.

2021 · 1 incident

May 26, 2021 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck against a moving object

Mixing materials with loader on 5/26/21, strained shoulder when driving into pile. Treated injury with stretching exercises. On 9/1/21, employee sought treatment with orthopedist, diagnosed with overextension of shoulder and prescribed physical therapy and given a cortisone shot.

2018 · 3 incidents

November 7, 2018 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE using sledgehammer to dislodge frozen material from feeder, sledgehammer ricocheted back, hitting EE right foot, slamming the foot into the side of the feeder.

August 4, 2018 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River - South Dakota · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee strained muscle in left hip when moving a water hose out of the way.

January 10, 2018 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in removing the poly screens from the main north screen. A screen fell back on the screen deck, striking the employee's left ring finger. (Fracture to the left ring finger distal 4th tip.)

2016 · 1 incident

July 27, 2016 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Knife River - South Dakota · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had an allergic reaction after being stung by three wasps while retrieving a vehicle hitch from a steel dumpster located on the north side of the shop.

2013 · 1 incident

June 14, 2013 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to free a stuck bucket latch pin on skid steer 15-918. The extension that he placed on the latch handle slipped off and his right elbow was cut when it struck the loader frame.

2010 · 2 incidents

August 13, 2010 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River - South Dakota · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was removing a rock from the feeder grizzly. The sledge hammer head came off the the handle causing the handle to strick the rock which over extended ee left elbow. (acute strain).

July 12, 2010 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River - South Dakota · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting a ratchet chain hoist in place to raise the gravity take-up weight for the Pit Long Belt Unit # 34-135-S. While lifting the ratchet chain hoist in place he strained a muscle in his right shoulder.

2006 · 1 incident

March 14, 2006 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Knife River - South Dakota · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Grinding slag off steel. EE turned off grinder & wheel was still turning. Went to change positions on grinder - his hand slipped and he contacted grinder wheel.