Bald Mountain Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
0.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Fatality
Accident narrative
Unbolted flange connection to swap out gasket. While aligning flange bolt holes to install bolts the pipe shifted and rolled off dunnage and crushed worker. Which resulted in a fatal head injury
Handling of materials
Fatality
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting out the parent steel floor from a haul truck bed. While Standing underneath the section of plate being cut out the strap pulling on the plate broke and plate sprung back striking them. Resulting in loss of arm and multiple back injures.
Fatal Accident Investigation
12.3 on-site hours reported
Fatal Accident Investigation
11.3 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
12.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
4.0 on-site hours reported
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Magazine requirements.
30 CFR 56.6132(a)(7) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Handrails and toeboards.
30 CFR 56.11002 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
98.5 on-site hours reported
Brakes.
30 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Availability of an MSDS.
30 CFR 47.54(b) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
was airing down tire and ice chunk came out and hit them between thumb and pointer finger. did not report right away. went to Dr 6-29 was given full RTW. went on 6-30 and was given full RTW. went again on 7-6 and was put on restricted duty.
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Was driving down pit ramp and got jarred when hit a soft spot. Did not report till after shift. Did not seek medical attention until 06/29/26. was given full release. follow up on 07/06/2026 was put on TTD.
Slip or fall of person
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Dismounting motor grader and missed a step climbing down the ladder straining right arm.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Pulling plugged hose off of dust collector system on a drill, strained right arm.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
0.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Intoxicating beverages and narcotics.
30 CFR 56.20001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,871.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While installing a radiator the employee caught EE's finger between the radiator and hydraulic cooler
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.
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.