Minntac Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Picked up a 2x9x18 nihard liner weighing approximately weight 96lbs. Liner slid out of employee's hand hitting right little toe.
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While crossing the pipelines, the employee tripped over a pump cable running from the substation to the switchgear. Due to the operational setup and required location of the cable, it could not be permanently secured or removed from the area. The employee rolled their right ankle, heard a popping sound, experienced pain running up the leg, and fell to the ground.
Slip or fall of person
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While removing a 2.5-inch flange-connected valve, residual water in the line discharged under unexpected pressure after bolts were loosened. Employee descended scaffold while being sprayed with water. Upon reaching the ground, employee slipped on the wet surface and fell onto the concrete floor, impacting the left shoulder which resulted in a dislocation and fracture.
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
A pin was being inserted into a crusher ram. One employee tapped the pin with a hammer while the hybrid (injured) held the ram in place. After two taps, the ram had slipped, pinching the hybrid's right pinky finger between the ram and pedestal causing a laceration requiring sutures to close.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
3.8 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting the horizontal flange of an 8" I-beam off to make a T-beam. After making the final cut on the beam, a piece 8" wide x 12' approximately 250lbs. fell striking the employees left foot.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
3.3 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While discarding obsolete hydraulic pipe into metal skip, set one end down to grab other end of hydraulic pipe with both hands and caught right hand pinky finger between pipe and edge of skip.
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
30 CFR 56.11003 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
2.3 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
1.8 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
1.8 on-site hours reported
Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment.
30 CFR 56.12005 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $959.00 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.