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Keetac, St Louis County, Minnesota: 358 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Keetac is an active iron ore surface mine in St Louis County, Minnesota, operated by United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations with 20 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2103352). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 358 citations and orders there with $250,744 in proposed penalties, and 43 accident reports were filed there, with 38 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2103352
- Status
- Active since January 22, 2010
- Main commodity
- Iron ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- St Louis County, Minnesota
- Nearest town
- Keewatin
- Operator
- United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
- Parent company
- Usx Corp (United States Steel Corp)
- Employees
- 20
- MSHA field office
- Hibbing MN Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 358
- Significant and substantial
- 51 (14.2%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 4
- Proposed penalties
- $250,744
- Amount paid so far
- $239,259
- Inspections
- 28
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,562
- Citations per inspection
- 12.79 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 43
- Injury and illness cases
- 38
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- May 18, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 38 ($6,938 proposed)
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 | 106 | 18 | $89,807 | 8 |
| 2023 | 71 | 11 | $77,800 | 7 |
| 2024 | 43 | 5 | $24,078 | 10 |
| 2025 | 77 | 11 | $38,775 | 11 |
| 2026 | 61 | 6 | $20,284 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Keetac
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 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 73 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 14 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.11016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12034 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
Injury and illness cases at Keetac
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 23 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 14 |
What the accident reports at Keetac describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 15 |
| Handling of materials | 14 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 6 |
| Fire | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Keetac
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 6 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Crane | 1 |
| Machine | 1 |
Other open mines in St Louis County, Minnesota
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minntac Mine | United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 430 | 1,116 |
| Minntac Plant | United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 790 | 948 |
| United Plant | United Taconite LLC | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 207 | 572 |
| Minorca Mine | Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 340 | 448 |
| Hibbing Taconite Company | Hibbing Taconite Company | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 700 | 384 |
| United, Mine | United Taconite LLC | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 155 | 100 |
| Northshore Mining Company | Northshore Mining Company | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 160 | 78 |
| Crusher 2-300 | KGM Contractors Inc. | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 22 |
| Pit | Viele Contracting Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| Pioneer Jaw | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Metso/Nordberg 3055 Jaw | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Spread #2 | Hoover Construction Company | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 13 |
| Cedarapids Feederscreen | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 13 |
| K500 | River City Stone Division Of Mathy Construction Co | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Kraabel | Kraabel Logging LLC | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 11 |
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.