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Empire State Mines safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-28Database snapshot · 2026-10-28

Safety activity

  1. Correction of hazardous conditions.

    violationRecord 5075874

    30 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S)

  2. Location of self-rescue devices.

    violationRecord 5075873

    30 CFR 57.15031(b)

  3. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0488F9

    23.8 on-site hours reported

  4. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5075872

    30 CFR 57.12018

  5. Fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall

    accidentRecord 220262810031

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was working in a heading when a small rock came off the face of the heading and struck them on back of the right hand. EE finished work in the heading and later returned to inspect the loaded heading and make the final connections to ready the round for firing when the rock struck them. EE was taken to the emergency room and received two stitches on the back of hand.

  6. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F04003C

    10.5 on-site hours reported

  7. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220262370010

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was trying to reach and install a weir bar in the channel on cleaner #9, EE grabbed the cleaner support on #8 tails weir adjuster with EE's left hand to balance/brace self and EE's left hand was pinched between #8 cleaner support and #8 cleaner paddles. Employee returned to duty with restrictions.

  8. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F040039

    0.8 on-site hours reported

  9. General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.

    violationRecord 5078056

    30 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.

    violationRecord 5078055

    30 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  11. Auxiliary facilities.

    violationRecord 5078042

    30 CFR 57.6161(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  12. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5074054

    30 CFR 57.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5078041

    30 CFR 57.14100(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S)

  14. Protection for openings around travelways.

    violationRecord 9627551

    30 CFR 57.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  15. Brakes.

    violationRecord 9627550

    30 CFR 57.14101(a)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 9627549

    30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  17. Distribution boxes.

    violationRecord 5078040

    30 CFR 57.12006 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  18. Parking procedures for unattended equipment.

    violationRecord 9627548

    30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. Records of training.

    violationRecord 9627547

    30 CFR 48.29(a)

  20. Electrical conductors.

    violationRecord 9627546

    30 CFR 57.12004 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  21. General requirements.

    violationRecord 9627545

    30 CFR 57.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Warning signs.

    violationRecord 9627544

    30 CFR 57.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  23. Scaffolds and working platforms.

    violationRecord 9627543

    30 CFR 57.11027 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  24. Safety belts and lines.

    violationRecord 9627542

    30 CFR 57.15005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,014.00 proposed penalty

  25. Safe access.

    violationRecord 9627541

    30 CFR 57.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S)

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.