Hecla Mining Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
All other occupational illnesses
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
EE diagnosed with arthritis and complains of wrist pain with no specific work event or incident.
Safe access.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.20003(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 50012672.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126764.5 on-site hours reported
Combustible waste.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.4104(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 57.20011 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Lucky Friday · 1000088Accident only
Accident narrative
Silver Shaft hoist operator heard noise coming from the drum while the hoist was in operation. The hoist operator called maintenance to come inspect the hoist and they found that a saddle and both nuts on a Crosby clamp had come loose. The clamp that came loose was one of 4 extra clamps that were added to hold the tail of the rope on the inside of the drum.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Lucky Friday · 100008867.5 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Lucky Friday · 10000881.5 on-site hours reported
Other
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE felt pop and pain in right knee while climbing stairs and diagnosed with chronic degenerative condition
Handling of materials
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was kneeling on left knee. When EE stood up and put weight on right knee, EE felt pain.
Handling of materials
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was shoveling material with a #2 shovel and felt groin pain.
Machinery
Lucky Friday · 1000088No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was trimming the front wallplate with a battery powered saw and while making a cut, the saw slipped causing a laceration to employee's thigh. Employee received 8 sutures.
Hoisting
Lucky Friday · 1000088Accident only
Accident narrative
Silver Shaft hoist was down due to east pinion brake trip fault that would not reset.
Other
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE lifted right arm preparing to lower a ladder and felt pain in right arm/elbow.
Immediate notification.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 50.10(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
Lucky Friday · 10000883.8 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Lucky Friday · 1000088Accident only
Accident narrative
The hoist tripped due to the gap on the right brake stand-2 upper caliper was detected on the hoist control system to be outside of tolerance at 2mm. The gap was checked and adjusted to 0mm at which time the hoist was reset and back operational. The Silver Shaft Hoist (primary) and 2 Shaft hoist (secondary) were operational throughout.
Handling of materials
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 5001267Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was removing wheel chock from fender holder and felt pain in right arm.
Loading, hauling, and unloading of equipment or supplies.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.9201 · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Waste receptacles.
Hecla Greens Creek Mine · 500126730 CFR 57.20013 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
Lucky Friday · 100008830 CFR 48.7(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,187.00 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.