GCC Dacotah Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 56.20011 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
116.3 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 56.4102 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Combustible waste.
30 CFR 56.4104(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety belts and lines.
30 CFR 56.15005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
2.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was assisting in installing a new drop pipe. The pipe remained secured but shifted from its placement, and the employee on the ground had a hold of it to keep it from swinging and felt the impact of the pipe shifting and felt discomfort in EE's back.
Fire
Accident only
Accident narrative
Lost the kiln mcc and lost power to kiln draft, and the atox feed belt caught fire. Fire was controlled in about 15 minutes.
Spot Inspection
0.8 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
The employee was moving thin sheets of metal (not wearing the appropriate PPE, cut-proof gloves) and cut EE's finger, resulting in five stitches.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The employee was bent down picking up extra bolts when they felt a pop in their knee as they stood up. It was determined that the employee tore their meniscus and needed surgery.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Miner was replacing rear belt skirting. After removing the old skirting, the miner used it to trace and cut a new piece. As the affected miner was starting to cut the new piece, the knife slipped and embedded itself about an inch into their leg. The miner was taken to urgent care, where they received four stitches just above the knee.
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Miner was called in to repair the splice in a belt. After completing the repair and reassembling the equipment, the miner checked the belt's operation. While inspecting the belt, the miner accidentally stepped on some clinker on the ground, causing them to slip and hyperextend their knee.
Written safety program.
30 CFR 56.23002(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Written safety program.
30 CFR 56.23002(a) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts.
30 CFR 56.14130(g) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Safety belts and lines.
30 CFR 56.15005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 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.