Data / Mines / North Dakota / Center Mine
Center Mine, Oliver County, North Dakota: 32 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Center Mine is an active coal (lignite) surface mine in Oliver County, North Dakota, operated by Bni Coal, Ltd with 182 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 3200218). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 32 citations and orders there with $6,416 in proposed penalties, and 11 accident reports were filed there, with 11 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 3200218
- Status
- Active since January 22, 1970
- Main commodity
- Coal (lignite)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Oliver County, North Dakota
- Nearest town
- Center
- Operator
- Bni Coal, Ltd
- Parent company
- Allete Inc
- Employees
- 182
- MSHA field office
- Rapid City SD Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 32
- Significant and substantial
- 4 (12.5%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $6,416
- Amount paid so far
- $6,416
- Inspections
- 17
- Inspector hours on site
- 642
- Citations per inspection
- 1.88 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 11
- Injury and illness cases
- 11
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- September 17, 2026
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 | 0 | $687 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $143 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | $151 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | $2,949 | 2 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | $2,486 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Center Mine
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 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 3 |
| 30 CFR 77.204 | Surface coal mines, safety | 3 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 48.27 | Training of miners | 2 |
| 30 CFR 77.502-2 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 77.505 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1710 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1001 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.800 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.510 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.512 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.31 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.206 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Center Mine
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 9 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 2 |
What the accident reports at Center Mine describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 5 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 3 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Center Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 3 |
| Scraper loader | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Trucks | 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.