Buick Mine/Mill safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.5 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004
Impoundment Spot Inspection
6.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee told me after repositioning the forks on our 250 Komatsu EE felt a pinch in under EE's sternum while prying on fork to move into position. This happened on 09/11/2026. Employee went to the doctor on 09/15/2026 as was placed on light duty.
Spot Inspection
0.0 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 57.17001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Danger signs.
30 CFR 56.12021 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Gauges and regulators.
30 CFR 56.4602 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
30 CFR 56.13021 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
30 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Guarding around lights.
30 CFR 56.12034 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
25.5 on-site hours reported
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
1.0 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 57.12028 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · $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.