Blue Rapids Mine and Mill safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Securing movable parts.
30 CFR 57.14206(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
19.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Miner reported that their shoulder was hurting and believes it was from swinging a sledge hammer while changing out the pins on the stab shoe.
General requirements.
30 CFR 57.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Underground self-propelled equipment.
30 CFR 57.4260(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.5 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Had an underground master equipment operator sustain a laceration to their ear while traveling under a drive through curtain. Curtain was torn at bottom and made contact with EE's ear while traveling under.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
1.0 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
0.8 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
0.0 on-site hours reported
Equipment and maintenance requirements.
30 CFR 49.6(b)(1) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Safety procedures for towing.
30 CFR 57.14209(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 57.18002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 57.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 57.12004 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 57.12008 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
30 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Grounding circuit enclosures.
30 CFR 57.12025 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Controls and switches.
30 CFR 57.12002 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Underground transformer stations, combustible liquid storage and dispensing areas, pump rooms, compressor rooms, and hoist rooms.
30 CFR 57.4262 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Oxygen cylinder storage.
30 CFR 57.4601 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery, equipment, and tools.
30 CFR 57.14205 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
40.3 on-site hours reported
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.