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Mines in Polk County, Minnesota: 11 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 11 open mines in Polk County, Minnesota, run by 5 operators and employing 36 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 47 citations and orders there with $9,607 in proposed penalties, and operators reported no injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc.; Donarski Bros., Inc.; Strata Corp. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 11
- Operators
- 5
- Employees
- 36
- Intermittent
- 11
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 47
- Significant and substantial
- 7 (14.9%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $9,607
- Amount paid so far
- $9,140
- Inspections
- 60
- Inspector hours on site
- 213
- Citations per inspection
- 0.78 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 21, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Polk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | 3 | 7 | 19 | $5,921 | 0 |
| Donarski Bros., Inc. | 3 | 8 | 12 | $1,462 | 0 |
| Strata Corp | 3 | 15 | 8 | $999 | 0 |
| Anderson Brothers Construction Co of Brainerd LLC | 1 | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Polk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | 3 | 7 | 19 | $5,921 | 0 |
| Donarski Bros., Inc. | 3 | 8 | 12 | $1,462 | 0 |
| Strata Corp | 3 | 15 | 8 | $999 | 0 |
| Anderson Brothers Construction Co of Brainerd LLC | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Portable Crusher #3 | Donarski Bros., Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| 218 Plant | Strata Corp | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 5 |
| Portable Crusher #1 | Donarski Bros., Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Portable Crusher #2 | Donarski Bros., Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Portable Crushing Plant #1 | Strata Corp | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Crusher1 | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 2 |
| RipRap1 | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Sand & Gravel | Strata Corp | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 1 |
| SP-1 | Anderson Brothers Construction Co of Brainerd LLC | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 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 | 5 | 2 | $3,613 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | $1,287 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 3 | $2,562 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | $1,527 | 0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | $618 | 0 |
Standards cited most at mines in Polk 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 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.1000 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.13015 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
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.