COTTONWOOD MINES safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
21.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
A miner was removing 3"x8"x6' boards from the cage. When the miner turned with boards in their hands, they injured their lower back.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
37.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
16.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
20.0 on-site hours reported
Permissible exposure level.
30 CFR 62.130(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
29.8 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
A miner was installing a ground support timber, and when attempting to reposition the timber with an axe, the miner pinched their right index finger between the axe and the timber, fracturing the finger. The finger required stitches.
Protection of persons at switchgear.
30 CFR 57.12020 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Grounding transformer and switchgear enclosures.
30 CFR 57.12026 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stationary grinding machines.
30 CFR 57.14115 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
60.8 on-site hours reported
Records of training.
30 CFR 48.9(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 57.14101(a)(3) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.
30 CFR 57.14132(b)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
25.0 on-site hours reported
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.