Jim Bridger Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
12.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
12.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
14.5 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The technician was changing the cutting bit on a vertical mill. When released the collets fall so you need to hold them. when EE went to release the bit EE hit the wrong button and turned the mill on catching EE's glove and pulling EE's hand into the rotating bit. EE received 21 stitches and a fractured bone.
Spot Inspection
12.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.5 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
30 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Label contents.
30 CFR 47.42(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.
30 CFR 77.410(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
143.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
High winds blew the doors on the back of the Drag Line house open. The employee and two others decided to close the doors. They successfully closed the right door and were attempting to close the left door when a gust of wind hit the door and flung it open blowing all three of them back with the door. The employee was pinched between the door and the guarding around the Gen-set.
Spot Inspection
39.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
26.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
111.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The 103 Dragline at Ramp 53 contacted the cable handler #768 and was struck by the left rear house of the dragline while the dragline was in full swing. As a result, the cable handler was tipped onto its side. The cable handler operator was transported to the Dr. Office for further medical evaluation. On 10/13/25 the MRI confirmed that the employee would need surgery.
Spot Inspection
25.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
12.0 on-site hours reported
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Storage of materials.
30 CFR 77.208(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 77.904 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; switches.
30 CFR 77.507 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1109(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
114.0 on-site hours reported
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.