Buffalo Sands safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
11.8 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
19.5 on-site hours reported
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
2.5 on-site hours reported
Splices and repairs of power cables.
30 CFR 56.12013(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Handling energized power cables.
30 CFR 56.12014 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 56.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
30 CFR 56.16005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $6,041.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 56.4102 · $6,041.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
30 CFR 56.9300(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Smoking and use of open flames.
30 CFR 56.4100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
30 CFR 56.16001 · $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.
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.