Knife River - South Dakota operator
Controlled by
Knife River Corporation
MSHA operator ID: L15666
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 63
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
242
citations
29
significant & substantial
$43,610
proposed penalties
$43,925
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 21 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 15 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- FIRE 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
2
2024
1
2023
4
2022
4
2021
2
2020
3
2019
2
2018
8
2016
3
2015
4
2013
2
2012
1
2011
2
2010
2
2009
3
2008
2
2007
1
2006
2
2005
6
2003
2
2002
4
2000
1