River Ridge safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was operating a skid steer and while backing away from the pile the machine bucked due to uneven ground. When the equipment bucked it caused the employees feet to fly up and come down outside the cab and was pinched between the bucket and the entrance step. This caused injury to both the employee's feet.
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.3 on-site hours reported
Handrails and toeboards.
30 CFR 56.11002 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
30 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
19.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
An employee was using a break-over binder and chain to secure poly pipe to a float, the chain slipped, causing employee to fall awkwardly, (same Level) breaking EE's lower left leg.
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty
New miner training.
30 CFR 46.5(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Written safety program.
30 CFR 56.23002(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Training plans.
30 CFR 46.3(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
New miner training.
30 CFR 46.5(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $517.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
17.5 on-site hours reported
Installation of operating controls.
30 CFR 56.12040 · $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.