Minntac Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EE was replacing a valve. EE was using a torch to remove flange bolts, once EE was down to the last bolt, water that was trapped in the line started to spray out from around the flange. Not wanting to get wet, EE took a step backwards and tripped over a curb. EE put EE's hands out to catch self and bent EE's right wrist backwards, this resulted in a fracture of EE's wrist.
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was traveling to sample pellets from line 4 and about the climb stairway from basement level, when they slipped on the pellets and mud at the base of stairway and twisted their left knee.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
1.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was changing a belt on a drive motor and pinched EE's finger
Nonpowered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was using a cart to haul boiler tubes. The surface was smooth/flat concrete, slag/ash had fallen off the tubes while loading them on the cart. slag/ash prevented the wheels from freely moving in the intended direction while being pushed. This resulted in the cart tipping to one side. the EE stopped the cart from tipping, in doing so the EE strained the muscles of EE's left arm.
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
30 CFR 56.12030 · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was walking from Line 4 performing routine rounds when they slipped on pellets. The employee caught themselves & jaw came down and locked inflicting pain to lower jaw area. The employee notified the supervisor and EMS was called. The employee was then transported to telemedicine and later returned to work with a sore jaw and will be followed up on next shift per EMS
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EE was removing steel grating from a floor launder for the purpose of cleaning the launder. As they were pulling the grating they experienced a pain in lower back on the right side. This incident resulted in the EE having a sprained lumbar.
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
30 CFR 56.16005 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Grounding circuit enclosures.
30 CFR 56.12025 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Closure of valves.
30 CFR 56.4603(b) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 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.