Empire State Mines safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Violation — cited standard not reported
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 57.17001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 57.14112(b)
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 57.20011 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 57.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
86.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
2.8 on-site hours reported
Examination of ground conditions.
30 CFR 57.3401 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While traversing uneven, wet ground, employee lost footing. They used their right hand to brace themselves from the fall. In doing so, their right hand and/or wrist experienced elevated strain. Employee initially said they were okay, but a few days later sought medical aid.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was hand scaling a rock in the back, a rock fell striking the scaling bar, which caused the scaling bar to strike employee in the neck and jaw area. Employee was sent to emergency room, no muscular or skeletal injuries were found but employee was told not to return to work until EE was seen by specialist.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
2.3 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
6.3 on-site hours reported
Limit on exposure to diesel particulate matter.
30 CFR 57.5060(b)(3) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
91.3 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Underground shops.
30 CFR 57.4761(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was opening a box at the receiving desk with a utility knife. The knife slipped and they cut the top of their right thumb. Employee was taken to the emergency room where they received three stitches on the top of their thumb.
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 57.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
30 CFR 48.7(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,355.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.
30 CFR 57.14132(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts for surface equipment.
30 CFR 57.14130(g) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $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.