MINE DETAILS
Keetac
MSHA MINE ID2103352
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Keetac47.39556, -93.07611Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
1,481,558reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 239,877 | 0.00 | 460 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 262,609 | 0.00 | 504 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 240,179 | 0.00 | 460 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 240,631 | 0.00 | 461 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 239,670 | 0.00 | 460 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 258,592 | 0.00 | 495 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
14924 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
150 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
61,534.00149 of 149 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
668.006 inspections · 6 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 53 | 5 | 16,852.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 325.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 26 | 9 | 21,800.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 | 1 | 1,244.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 216.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 45 | 6 | 14,632.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q2 | 21 | 3 | 7,006.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 126.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was demoing an out of service AC unit. Employee unbolted and removed the first section of the AC frame, set it on the floor, and reached for an impact. When they reached for the impact, they tripped and fell down to their left knee. Their left knee and shin landed on the piece of demo that was on the floor and cut their shin.
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was busting up rocks with a sledgehammer and putting pieces on the belt to clean the tunnel. Reported to manager that they felt a twinge in abdomen after they finished the job. Before starting their next shift, employee was seen by telemedicine. Hernia.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
The employee was guiding the belt in along the west side walkway of the 27 conveyor when EE stepped onto some cross bracing where grating was removed and fell approximately 4' to the ground striking EE's face on the conveyor structure cutting EE's left cheek and damaging some teeth.
NONPOWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was pushing a full oil cart through the PM stall next to a loader. The cart shifted to the right and pinched the employee's right middle finger between the cart handle and the rim of the loader.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Individual mis stepped while walking down a small flight of stairs and rolled an ankle resulting in a sprain/strain injury
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S LEFT LEG
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was lifting a box weighing approximately 35LBS putting it into a pickup and felt a pop in left bicep
Special Emphasis Programs · 0.3 on-site hours
FIRE · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
61 was filling A fuel truck. They felt their back getting warm and saw that there was a fire. They exited the truck and ran a safe distance. Called the onsite fire department and also had the guard shack call the fire department. There were no injuries, and the truck was a total loss. Fire reported at 7:52 and MSHA was notified at 8:17 am.
FIRE · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
A tree blew over into the power lines near the Basin Shops building at approx. 11:27 AM next to the road. Basin employees expelled 4 extinguishers and called Keetac Fire to respond. Keewatin fire department was called and the DNR and Nashwauk fire department. Basin cat was used to assist in cutting access. Fire was extinguished before 3 PM. MSHA was notified at approx. 11:56 am.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Rolling a pin into a skid steer bucket and felt slight pain in EE's lower back.
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $398.00 proposed
56.20003(b) · S&S · $398.00 proposed
56.9300(a) · S&S · $1,320.00 proposed
56.20013 · $177.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.12004 · S&S · $366.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
EE was grinding/welding as part of bull gear repair that was taking place. They stopped grinding to visually check for high spots. When they flipped up their face shield, they felt something enter right eye. it was determined that the EE had a Corneal abrasion as a result of a small piece of grinding debris entering their eye.
56.12018 · $592.00 proposed
56.12068 · $592.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $177.00 proposed
56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)controlsUnited States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore OperationsoperatesKeetac
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2103352Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
179 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 3,028 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD51 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
2,870 violation rows across the full record; 506 carry an S&S flag and $2,141,919 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY518 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
124 personal; 6 area. 6 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE130 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
259K employee hours and 495 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
529 contested-violation rows, 529 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 19 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE1,077 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT28 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
118 inspection events and 13K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE32 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 64 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202600725800 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber | 0.22× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.63Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0178BA |
| 000000202600725900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Flotation/Concentrator Oper. | 0.33× published limitConcentration: 0000.16 · limit: 0000.49Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0178BA |
| 000000202600726000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber | 0.38× published limitConcentration: 0000.21 · limit: 0000.55Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0178BA |
| 000000202600726100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber | 0.3× published limitConcentration: 0000.18 · limit: 0000.60Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0178BA |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
511552456.20003(a)Citation
511552356.20003(a)Citation
511552256.20003(a)Citation
511552156.4201(a)(2)Citation
511552056.4104(a)Citation
511551956.4104(a)Citation
511551856.4104(a)Citation
511551756.4104(a)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDrill Operator, Rotary
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzPelletizer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.23 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors179Jun 16, 2003—Feb 25, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jan 22, 2010—Jan 22, 2010mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal2,864Sep 2, 2003—May 14, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal529Jun 2, 2009—Feb 20, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal19Sep 15, 2005—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal529Jul 10, 2007—Apr 25, 2025mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety3,848Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety811Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1May 20, 2003—May 20, 2003mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance270Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance70Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance118Jul 17, 2003—Apr 28, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety6May 21, 2014—May 23, 2014mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety124Sep 7, 2004—Feb 25, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal2,870Sep 2, 2003—May 14, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.