Gramercy Operation safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
At approximately 5:20am, while employee was conducting routine cleaning of spigots; a spigot came loose. This resulted in caustic contacting the right side of the employee body (right eye, right arm, right chest, right lower side of back, and right buttock).
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
24.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was adjusting the cylinder head on a Clarkson valve on #1 secondary in precipitation. The weight of the cylinder head shifted and smashed EE's left index finger.
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 56.17001 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Exits.
30 CFR 56.4530 · $267.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
12.0 on-site hours reported
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,467.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $6,194.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While doing normal operations by the south high pressure back pressure to bring up the plant, employee had a hole in their left boot causing caustic to get inside. Their left great toe/foot started to hurt.
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was assisting a co-worker in positioning the track mobile onto the tracks in alumina shipping. While EE's hands were resting on the top rail, the track mobile slipped off the tracks, causing EE's hands to drop onto the bottom handrail and resulting in an injury to this right wrist.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Operator was attempting to unplug the west silo (the south leg) with a hooked water hose, as employee was moving the water hose in and out of the opening, they started feeling pain in Left Lower Side of Back.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
1.0 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was moving around buckets of bolts by 9 and 10 heaters in digestion. They felt some discomfort in left lower side of back after they moved bolts.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 56.17001 · $313.00 proposed penalty
First-aid materials.
30 CFR 56.15001 · $313.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
6.5 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
An operator was in the process of completing a check on top of the bag house at the Hot End in calcination, when the employee fell and hit EE's left thumb.
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.