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Morton Salt Fairport Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02FBBC

    49.3 on-site hours reported

  2. Correction of hazardous conditions.

    violationRecord 5076001

    30 CFR 57.3200 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  3. Temporary, portable containers.

    violationRecord 5070600

    30 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 5070599

    30 CFR 57.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260890069

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    The final stop switch on the Koepe faulted. Evacuation was canceled.

  6. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260610012

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Hoist dynamic brakes faulted causing the production hoist to be unavailable. Cancelled before evacuation was completed. Also, cancelled before the phone call to report ended.

  7. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260610011

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Lug to electrical contactor failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable.

  8. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260580006

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Utility power outage caused the production hoist to be unavailable.

  9. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260440001

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Electrical contactor failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable for operation.

  10. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260350033

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Utility power outage caused hoist to be unavailable.

  11. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260350031

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Inspection mode switch faulty causing the production hoist to be unavailable.

  12. Inspection.

    violationRecord 5070578

    30 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Parking procedures for unattended equipment.

    violationRecord 5070577

    30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  14. Parking procedures for unattended equipment.

    violationRecord 5070576

    30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  15. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 5070575

    30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Electrical conductors.

    violationRecord 5070574

    30 CFR 57.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  17. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5070573

    30 CFR 57.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  18. Inspection.

    violationRecord 5070572

    30 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F014A6C

    52.5 on-site hours reported

  20. Other

    accidentRecord 220253560015

    Injuries due to natural causes

    Accident narrative

    Office cleaning contractor sat in their truck to take a break and was found approximately one hour later deceased. Originally, a report was submitted to MSHA on 11/20/2025.

  21. Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation

    inspectionRecord F014A65

    3.0 on-site hours reported

  22. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220253280001

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    While erecting the C-3 take-up structure two employees were holding up an 8'x 8' column to have 2 bolts installed by another employee on the ground when they lost their hold on the column. It fell over and struck a support beam that was laying on the ground causing the column to bounce up and the corner of the column hit the employee in the face as EE tried to move out of the way.

  23. Parking procedures for unattended equipment.

    violationRecord 9608475

    30 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  24. Two-way communication equipment for underground operations.

    violationRecord 5070564

    30 CFR 57.20032 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  25. Stacking and storage of materials.

    violationRecord 5070563

    30 CFR 57.16001 · $151.00 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.