Saunders Preparation Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was assisting in hoisting a beam from a tight space. The beam twisted while they lifted it with a chainfall which caused it to spin into the side of the chute where the employee had their right hand. The employee's hand was bruised with a small cut on the pad of their thumb.
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
98.5 on-site hours reported
Stripping; loose material.
30 CFR 77.1001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
2.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
4.5 on-site hours reported
Flammable liquids; storage.
30 CFR 77.1103(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Annual refresher training of miners; minimum courses of instruction; hours of instruction.
30 CFR 48.28(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
2.3 on-site hours reported
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1109(e)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(e) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Storage of materials.
30 CFR 77.208(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $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.