Hecla Mining Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Storage of incompatible substances.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.16012 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.12004 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Two-way communication equipment for underground operations.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.20032 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.14132(b)(2) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of compressed-air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.13015(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Lucky Friday · 1000088116.8 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267107.0 on-site hours reported
Combustible waste.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.4104(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mine entrances.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.4560(c) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was removing a bucket pin which slipped and fell on their finger
Falling/sliding/rolling materials
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
EE was conducting maintenance on the engine of an Epiroc haul truck when the strut that held the engine cover open broke, causing the engine cover (weighing approximately 100 to 200 pounds) to fall and impact the EEs hand between the engine cover and the chassis, resulting in the EE breaking their left hand.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was removing a loader bucket pin when it slipped and fell on their finger.
Hoisting
Lucky Friday · 1000088Accident only
Accident narrative
While performing the daily safety checks on the hoist, the hoist operator pushed the emergency stop button to test the weight brake and the hoist tripped on an E-stop fault. Electricians assisted the operator in resetting the hoist. Hoist was back online at 5:53 pm.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126712.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Lucky Friday · 1000088No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Miner was attempting to get a socket seated onto a corroded nut on a vic coupling by hitting the socket with a pipe wrench. EE missed the socket and struck EE's left thumb with the pipe wrench.
Hoisting
Lucky Friday · 1000088Accident only
Accident narrative
At 4:15am the hoistmen was attempting to clutch in when the weight brake set and EE could get it to release. Maintenance was called and found that a safety was tripped causing the hoist to dump air pressure setting the weight brake. maintenance reset the safety bringing the hoist back into operation.
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 48.7(a)(2)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 50012671.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 50012678.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was sepping down from equipment and lost traction causing a fall to the ground.
Powered haulage
Lucky Friday · 1000088No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was operating an open cab haul truck and while turning a strand of wire from the wire mesh ground support on the rib caused a puncture wound to the back of the employee's left shoulder requiring two sutures.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.20003(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.