Buffington Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
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
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Label contents.
30 CFR 47.42(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
30 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Fixed ladder anchorage and toe clearance.
30 CFR 56.11005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
30 CFR 56.4203 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
30 CFR 56.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
88.5 on-site hours reported
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
30 CFR 56.4203 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
4.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was coming in to begin the shift when they slipped (no fall) in water on the men's locker room floor. They reported the incident to their supervisor but did not seek medical attention until 4/6/2026 and was given work restrictions.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $177.00 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.