Rochester Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
4.8 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While performing a pre-operational inspection of a haul truck, the employee tripped and struck their elbow against the haul truck. The impact resulted in an injury to the employee's shoulder.
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employees were loading a 6-inch DR11 pipe into a fusion welder in the Stage 6 laydown area when the pipe became caught on the welder clamp. The employee reached in to reposition the pipe. When the pipe moved, the pressure released, causing the employee's hand to become pinched between the two sections of pipe.
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 56.17001 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The operator was attempting to climb the access ladder onto Grader 614 when they fell toward the front of the grader.
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 56.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Magazine requirements.
30 CFR 56.6132(b) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Pit or quarry wall perimeter.
30 CFR 56.3131 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 56.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(b) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 56.4102 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
1.5 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 56.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $226.00 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.