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Mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota: 14 open mines
MSHA lists 14 open mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, run by 8 operators and employing 29 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 82 citations and orders there with $15,835 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1 injury or illness case. The operators with the most open mines are Mark Sand & Gravel Company; Egge Construction Inc; Ottertail Aggregate Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 14
- Operators
- 8
- Employees
- 29
- Intermittent
- 13
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 2
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 82
- Significant and substantial
- 22 (26.8%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $15,835
- Amount paid so far
- $15,533
- Inspections
- 69
- Inspector hours on site
- 218
- Citations per inspection
- 1.19 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 29, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sand & Gravel Company | 5 | 14 | 49 | $10,917 | 1 |
| Egge Construction Inc | 2 | 3 | 2 | $290 | 0 |
| Ottertail Aggregate Inc | 2 | 3 | 1 | $147 | 0 |
| JJ's Company Excavating LLC | 1 | 2 | 16 | $2,466 | 0 |
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 12 | $1,713 | 0 |
| North Central Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sand & Gravel Company | 5 | 14 | 49 | $10,917 | 1 |
| JJ's Company Excavating LLC | 1 | 2 | 16 | $2,466 | 0 |
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 12 | $1,713 | 0 |
| Egge Construction Inc | 2 | 3 | 2 | $290 | 0 |
| Ottertail Aggregate Inc | 2 | 3 | 1 | $147 | 0 |
| North Central Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant 2 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 19 |
| Plant-6 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 18 |
| Portable Crusher | JJ's Company Excavating LLC | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| Vergas Pit | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Portable Wash Plant | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 8 |
| Plant 5 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 3 |
| Portable Crusher | Egge Construction Inc | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 2 |
| Screener | Ottertail Aggregate Inc | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Underwood Wash Plant | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 1 |
| Egge Wash Plant | Egge Construction Inc | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
| Ottertail Aggregate #1 | Ottertail Aggregate Inc | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 0 |
| The Screen Machine | North Central Inc | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 0 |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | $1,451 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 | $4,387 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | $2,282 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | $2,149 | 0 |
| 2026 | 24 | 8 | $5,566 | 1 |
Standards cited most at mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.11003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12013 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
What the accident reports at mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Conveyor | 1 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.