Mining Incidents

Unimin Minnesota Corporation operator

Controlled by S C R-Sibelco Nv
MSHA operator ID: L16439

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
114
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,824
proposed penalties
$10,701
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
2
2010
11 (1f)
2009
9
2008
10
2007
4
2006
5
2005
14
2004
11
2003
14
2002
7
2001
17 (1f)
2000
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
June 12, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unimin Minnesota Corporation · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot stepladder. While preparing to weld on an overhead vent pipe, he fell going over the handrail and landed on a railroad track 47 feet below.

October 2, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Unimin Minnesota Corporation · Contact with electrical current

INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.