EAST RIDGE PLANT & GIESEKE PLANT safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Powered haulage
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Injured employee was hand feeding an elevator belt over the head pulley in the separator building. The belt moved quicker than the injured employee expected and pinched their left middle finger between the belt and the pulley. Their finger was cut and fingernail was damaged, such that the nail is likely to fall off. An x-ray revealed their fingertip cracked.
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(1)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
22.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While installing new liners inside the mill, the injured employee pulled the liner to slide it into position for installation. The injured employee's right hand was holding a pry bar, and EE's left was pulling the liner. The liner slid and likely struck the loose pry bar, which then ricocheted into the injured employee's right index finger.
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.5 on-site hours reported
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 56.18002(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 56.18002(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
38.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
10.3 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.5 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.