Buffington Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
4.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Injured was cleaning walkway with water hose when slurry splashed back below EE's safety glasses. While attempting to wipe off of EE's face, some entered EE's eye. Injured rinsed eye but required medical attention on 6/18 when condition didn't improve.
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 56.18002(c) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Flying or falling materials.
30 CFR 56.14110 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $9,757.00 proposed penalty
Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.
30 CFR 56.12019 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Safety can use.
30 CFR 56.4402 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 56.18002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $11,450.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Handrails and toeboards.
30 CFR 56.11002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.
30 CFR 56.12019 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 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.