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Portable LJ 54 Cone: 8 MSHA citations

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

Portable LJ 54 Cone is an intermittent construction sand and gravel surface mine in Douglas County, Minnesota, operated by Central Specialties Inc with 4 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2102374). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 8 citations and orders there with $1,126 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.

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MSHA mine ID
2102374
Status
Intermittent since August 4, 1988
Main commodity
Construction sand and gravel
Mine type
Surface
County
Douglas County, Minnesota
Nearest town
Alexandria
Operator
Central Specialties Inc
Parent company
Central Specialties, Inc.
Employees
4
MSHA field office
Hibbing MN Field Office
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
8
Significant and substantial
0 (0.0%)
Closure orders
0
High negligence or reckless
0
Proposed penalties
$1,126
Amount paid so far
$1,126
Inspections
6
Inspector hours on site
20
Citations per inspection
1.33 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
1
Injury and illness cases
1
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
August 20, 2026

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
202230$3991
202330$4290
202410$1470
202510$1510

Standards cited most at Portable LJ 54 Cone

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 50.30Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses4
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines2
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines1
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines1

Injury and illness cases at Portable LJ 54 Cone

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity1

What the accident reports at Portable LJ 54 Cone describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Slip or fall of person1

Equipment named in accident reports at Portable LJ 54 Cone

EquipmentReports
Front-end loader1

Other open mines in Douglas County, Minnesota

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Miltona PitR & R Ready-Mix IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel223
Plant #3Alexandria Gravel Products, LLCDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel412
CR MVP 380 CrusherCentral Specialties IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel411
CR MVP 380XCentral Specialties IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel59
50 Ve CrusherHvezda ExcavatingDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel29
Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc. #4Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc.Douglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel16
Sand ScrewCentral Specialties IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel25
Lord's Pit Wash PlantMark Lee Asphalt & Paving Inc.Douglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel15
Plant #2Alexandria Gravel Products, LLCDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel24
Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc.Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc.Douglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel33
Paz MinePaz Excavating IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel23
Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc. #5Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc.Douglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel13
Fabtec 1313 Cone CrusherCentral Specialties IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel32
Parkers Prairie Pit #2Mark Lee Asphalt & Paving Inc.Douglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel22
Hvezda PitHvezda ExcavatingDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel12

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.