North Antelope Rochelle Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.
30 CFR 50.20(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee began to feel pain in EE's lower back after hitting a rough spot while operating a track dozer. Upon an ORTHO visit on 06-10-2026 EE was given a restriction for no work. There was no treatment or PT prescribed.
Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.
30 CFR 77.502-2 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Protective clothing; requirements.
30 CFR 77.1710(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
359.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was loading a new excavator bucket tooth into the back of EE's service pickup and pinched EE's pinky finger causing a small avulsion that required 3 sutures.
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was moving an oxygen bottle from working skid to the storage skid when another bottle moved pinching left index finger between the two bottles causing a fracture of tip of the left index finger.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
16.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was in the process of removing a hydraulic hand pump and jack from the top of the tub base and hung EE's foot on a hose and fell forward and EE's thumb on the left hand was caught between pump and ram which caused a fracture of the first joint of the left thumb.
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was using a pry bar to unplug a clogged bit on a blast hole drill. Once the clogged bit was free of material, the employee dropped the pry bar onto EE's foot which contacted EE's foot in between the safety toe and the met guard of the boot causing a superficial fracture to EE's big toe.
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Technician pinched EE's hand while using an air impact gun causing a laceration that required stitches.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
3.0 on-site hours reported
Fire
Accident only
Accident narrative
A train started a grass fire on the outskirts of the mine and was not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee pinched a finger while changing a return idler on the belt line causing a laceration requiring stitches.
Other
Injuries due to natural causes
Accident narrative
Employee experienced a medical emergency while at the mine site. The employee then fell to the floor from a leaning position. The employee was transported via county EMS for further care.
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
IE experienced left hip and back pain after loading drill on hauler. After loading drill, fell from desk of heavy haul trailer. IE had follow up visit on 4-22-26 and was diagnosed with a possible pinched nerve and was prescribed physical therapy and a steroid. IE was never restricted to do EE's job.
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
IE tripped and fell on shoulder, after Orthopedic appointment on 4-21-26 was diagnosed with rotator cuff injury that will require surgery
Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.
30 CFR 77.410(c) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Protective clothing; requirements.
30 CFR 77.1710(i) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · $398.00 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.