CAYUGA MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Vehicles.
30 CFR 57.6202(a)(5) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 57.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Two-way communication equipment for underground operations.
30 CFR 57.20032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 57.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
86.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
4.3 on-site hours reported
Machinery, equipment, and tools.
30 CFR 57.14205 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
79.8 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Relay switches burned up on #3 Hoist.
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Relay switches burned up in #3 Hoist.
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Ground fault shorted out #3 hoist motor causing arcing.
Provision and maintenance of self-rescue devices.
30 CFR 57.15030 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Storage of flammable liquids underground.
30 CFR 57.4460(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
79.8 on-site hours reported
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Storage of combustible liquids underground.
30 CFR 57.4462(a)(4) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
#3 Hoist was having some electrical problems, so crew was troubleshooting it, we still had our #4 and #2 for escapeways. It ended up being 2 bad fuses. and was repaired
Fire
Accident only
Accident narrative
Crew had started shift, they were heading out to the panels they passed the shop, usually lights are on, noticed they couldn't see any light and turned around, saw it was smoke blocking the lights, started evac procedures
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
65.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Bad multi-conductor in #4 shaft.
Training for mine rescue teams.
30 CFR 49.8(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Electrical fault on our #4 Hoist. Trouble shooting determined there was crossover power from 480v to 20v that burnt up a circuit board.
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · 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.