Empire State Mines safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 57.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 57.12028
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Location of self-rescue devices.
30 CFR 57.15031(b)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
50.3 on-site hours reported
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 57.12018
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was moving platform grating by hand when EE felt a pain in EE's groin. The grating was approximately 3'x 3'. The employee did not think it was a substantial injury and did not report the incident. During the weekend the pain in EE's groin got worse and EE went to the local hospital. EE was put on restricted duty with instructions to follow up with a doctor.
Fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall
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.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
10.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
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.
Spot Inspection
0.8 on-site hours reported
General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.
30 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty
General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.
30 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Auxiliary facilities.
30 CFR 57.6161(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 57.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 57.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 57.14101(a)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Distribution boxes.
30 CFR 57.12006 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Records of training.
30 CFR 48.29(a)
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 57.12004 · $245.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
30 CFR 57.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 57.4101 · $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.