Mountain Cement Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Locking transformer enclosures.
30 CFR 56.12068 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Electric substations and liquid storage facilities.
30 CFR 56.4130(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
2 workers were installing grating/plates around the service platform at the Raw Mill area while wearing full personal protective equipment, including anti-impact gloves. After disconnecting the grating from the rigging, they tried to fit it in place by hand. One of the workers smashed EE's finger. They underestimated the weight of the grating pieces.
Nonpowered haulage
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Two employees at the top of the baghouse tried to move a welding machine with a trolley. The trolley came loose at the beam splice (vendor misfabrication), and the welding machine fell. It hit one of the crew's hands. The employee sustained a contusion to the left thumb, went to the clinic, and was confirmed to have only a contusion. The employee returned to work immediately.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
3.8 on-site hours reported
Immediate notification.
30 CFR 50.10(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was climbing down a steel ladder, after welding, slipped of the round rung and when they tried to catch themselves they struck their left hand on the ladder. After observation was taken to the clinic for x-ray and they fractured the fifth metacarpal and is pending procedure on 7/14/26
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While grinding in the RM area, the employee felt a particle in EE's eye; however, EE was wearing proper PPE, including glasses and a face shield. Safety officers removed a small particle from the eye and, to ensure the employee was taken to the clinic, used vibrating tools to remove the rust. The employee returned to work after the clinic.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Taglines, hitches, and slings.
30 CFR 56.16007(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $23,525.00 proposed penalty
New task training.
30 CFR 46.7(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,084.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
9.8 on-site hours reported
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Contractor was puttting beams in clinker cooler when rigging slipped causing beam to slip and and smash EE's left pinky
Nonpowered haulage
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee has transferring material in a wheelbarrow when EE made contact with a stationary steel fan shroud. EE's left pinkie finger tip was pinched between the left wheelbarrow handle and the fan housing edge.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was talking when EE's coworker struck a column with a broken piece of aluminum handle when EE lifted EE's hand into the swinging area. EE received a laceration to EE's left middle finger, took EE to clinic for stiches.
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While grinding there was paint and metal particles that blew into EE's eye, EE was wearing foam lined glasses and also a face shield. Wind from the west 21MPH at the time of the incident.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
2.5 on-site hours reported
Other
Injuries due to natural causes
Accident narrative
An unresponsive truck driver was found in the driver seat of their haul truck. 9-1-1 was notified at 12:51P on Friday, March 6, 2026.
Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation
2.5 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was opening a box of welding rods using a self-retracting blade box cutter. While cutting the thick protective plastic covering, EE cut in a direction toward self. During the cutting motion, the knife got caught in the plastic, it became free the pulling motion caused a laceration to the middle joint (knuckle) of EE's left thumb.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Cement dust in eyes while troubleshooting a finish mill grinding circuit
Spot Inspection
2.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
9.5 on-site hours reported
Protection of power conductors from mobile equipment.
30 CFR 56.12005 · $465.00 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.