Ellinger Plant #4 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Waste receptacles.
30 CFR 56.20013 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
10.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While installing a guard cover on the #1 shaker motor, the cover dislodged pinching the miner's left hand. The miner pulled their hand from the pinch point revealing cuts and bruising to their pointer, middle, and ring fingers. Miner went to urgent care where the cuts were cleaned and glued shut. Miner then returned to shift.
Grounding circuit enclosures.
30 CFR 56.12025 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(b)(1)(i) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $193.00 proposed penalty
First-aid materials.
30 CFR 56.15001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
14.5 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.
30 CFR 56.12023 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
14.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While performing maintenance on a WA500 Loader, employee's wrench slipped off a drain plug, causing them to twist their back and pinch a nerve. They declined immediate medical attention but visited a doctor the following Monday. Employee was prescribed a muscle relaxer and is currently off duty recovering
Striking or bumping
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Miner removed hard hat to check for a problem on main stacker feed belt when hard hat would not fit, when getting out, miner stood and hit EE's head on channel iron. Another EE checked cut and recommended urgent care. 4 staples where used to close wound. No duty restrictions recommended by medical professionals.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
10.0 on-site hours reported
Safety can use.
30 CFR 56.4402 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
30 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $151.00 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.