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Climax Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 5056993

    30 CFR 56.12032 · $336.00 proposed penalty

  2. Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.

    violationRecord 5056992

    30 CFR 56.12019 · $1,126.00 proposed penalty

  3. Machinery, equipment, and tools.

    violationRecord 5056991

    30 CFR 56.14205 · $1,126.00 proposed penalty

  4. Requirement for container labels.

    violationRecord 5056990

    30 CFR 47.41(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty

  5. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 5056989

    30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty

  6. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0268D0

    4.0 on-site hours reported

  7. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5038104

    30 CFR 56.14100 · $398.00 proposed penalty

  8. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord 6469666

    140.3 on-site hours reported

  9. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220260490020

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee states lower back and shoulder discomfort from lifting spilled grinding media that weighed up to 24lb.

  10. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220260060016

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee stepped from the engine hood cover to the cab access platform and sprained right ankle.

  11. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0268C8

    5.0 on-site hours reported

  12. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220253170596

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Operator slipped dismounting a motor grader, lost grip on the ladder and fell on the grader blade.

  13. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220252730034

    Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act

    Accident narrative

    Employee had to restack liners because the original pallet was damaged and needed to be replaced on another pallet, an extra task that can be avoided if the original pallets are better managed. When moving the concave liners from a damaged pallet, one of the liners shifted and crushed a finger, causing an open tuft fracture of right index finger with nail damage.

  14. All other occupational illnesses

    accidentRecord 220252670011

    Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6

    Accident narrative

    Employee was cleaning under the lime plant and fine material from the screw conveyor was coming down and the employee believes they inhaled some of the airborne lime. The case did not go recordable until 09/23/2025 when the employee was given restrictions.

  15. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220252600004

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    After getting a bucket of material, the loader loading the haul truck backed up and turned too quickly causing the bucket of the loader to make contact with the truck bed. This caused the haulage operator to suffer a back muscle strain. Case went recordable on 09/13/2025 when the operator was given restrictions.

  16. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F01583B

    4.5 on-site hours reported

  17. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F010E28

    6.3 on-site hours reported

  18. Brakes.

    violationRecord 5056786

    30 CFR 56.14101(a)(3) · $165.00 proposed penalty

  19. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F010E26

    0.0 on-site hours reported

  20. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220252030026

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    Employee was connecting a flange to a pipe and was struck in the mouth by one of the bands.

  21. Training plans; time of submission; where filed; information required; time for approval; method for disapproval; commencement of training; approval of instructors.

    violationRecord 9822152

    30 CFR 48.23(c)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Protection of gas cylinder valves.

    violationRecord 9829579

    30 CFR 56.16006 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  23. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 9822151

    30 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty

  24. Handrails and toeboards.

    violationRecord 5052671

    30 CFR 56.11002 · $504.00 proposed penalty

  25. Distribution boxes.

    violationRecord 5052670

    30 CFR 56.12006 · $504.00 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.