Renco Group Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Viburnum #29 Mine · 230049512.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
Sweetwater Mine/Mill · 230045813.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Viburnum #35 (Casteel Mine) · 2301800Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT EE IS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS FROM OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 23004993.3 on-site hours reported
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 2300499Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
CARPAL TUNNEL - LEFT HAND AND LEFT ELBOW
Handling of materials
Fletcher Mine and Mill · 2300409Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING REMOTE LOADER TIRE WHEN EE PUSHED UP AGAINST THE TIRE AND FELT A POP IN EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.
Handling of materials
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 2300499Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNCHOKE THE ZINC 1ST CLEANER LAUNDRY DISCHARGE LINE. A WATER HOSE WAS IN THE CHOKED-UP LINE, THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO PULL THE WATER HOSE OUT OF THE LINE. AS EE WAS PULLING THE WATER HOSE OUT OF THE PIPE, THE PIPE DISLODGED OUT OF THE PIPE CONNECTOR HUGGER AND FELL HITTING THEIR LEFT ARM AND LEFT HAND.
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Viburnum #35 (Casteel Mine) · 2301800Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT HAND
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Viburnum #29 Mine · 230049510.0 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Fletcher Mine and Mill · 23004093.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
Viburnum #35 (Casteel Mine) · 23018002.3 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.14100(b) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Viburnum #35 (Casteel Mine) · 23018002.5 on-site hours reported
Retaining dams.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.20010 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.9300(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.12028 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Buick Mine/Mill · 2300457Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN ZINC TUNNEL IN THE MILL MAKING SURE THE SUMP WAS GETTING ENOUGH WATER WHEN A 12' LONG 2-1/2" IN DIAMETER PIPE FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HARD HAT / NECK / SHOULDERS.
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Viburnum #35 (Casteel Mine) · 2301800Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY RIGHT CTR / RIGHT UNT
Distribution boxes.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.12006 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.12028 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Handling of misfires.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.6311 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Vehicles.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.6202(b)(1) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.14100(b) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · 230049930 CFR 57.4102 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Sweetwater Mine/Mill · 2300458Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING OUT OF SURFACE RECLAIM TUNNEL, BETWEEN THE STAIRS AND EXIT, TURNED RIGHT AND FELT PAIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON 05/19/2025. EE WAS NOT PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY. EE HAD SURGERY ON 08/12/2025. EE IS NOW LIGHT DUTY.
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.