Continental Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
30 CFR 56.4200(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
97.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was adjusting a sand gate on the float cells. To adjust the gate, you pull on a handle. EE leaned over the handle and pulled the handle hitting self in the forehead. Resulted in two stitches.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Removing motor in float cell, motor shifted and struck back of hand resulting in laceration requiring 4 stitches.
Impoundment Spot Inspection
2.3 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
INSTALLING A VITRIOLIC COUPLING ON A PIPE. WHILE HOLDING THE COUPLING A CO-WORKER WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO SET THE COUPLING. CO-WORKER MISSED THE COUPLING AND HIT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was adjusting forks on forklift to lift a skiff. They used a sledgehammer to help move the fork closer together. When they struck the fork, the fork slid and pinched the tip of right thumb in a pinch point. Received stitches.
Impoundment Spot Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was climbing a fixed ladder to enter the 14 ball mill hopper to perform maintenance. The ladder has a hinge with a pin near the top. The metal hinge broke. Employee held onto top part of ladder and fell, landing on EE's feet and then falling onto EE's rear. EE has a hair line compression fracture in the L1 and is on restricted duty.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
A 3 inch diameter poly water pipe located in a plugged sump shifted, causing the pipe to flex while the employee was inspecting the plugged sump, this resulted in the pipe to contact the employees chin resulting in a laceration which required stitches.
Operating speeds and control of equipment.
30 CFR 56.9101 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
1.0 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
1.3 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
A 793 C haul truck was ascending a ramp loaded and lost traction. EE attempted to back up down the hill and contacted a berm which overturned truck. A bucket truck was used to help the EE exit the truck. The EE was entrapped in the cab more than 30 minutes. EE was suspended pending outcome of investigation.
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
On drill 304, drill crew was tripping out tooling and preparing to remove the drill bit. The bit had been welded to the collar and the driller was using a handheld grinder to cut through the welds. As the grinder broke thru the welds, the grinding disc failed and a fragment struck a the driller on the finger causing a laceration.
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Grounding transformer and switchgear enclosures.
30 CFR 56.12026 · $465.00 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.