Signal Mountain Cement Co safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Fire
Accident only
Accident narrative
Supervisor noticed smoke in the alternative fuel storage pile, instructed a loader operator to move some material to get to the smoking pile of material. The material was subjected to the atmospheric conditions, it was oxygenated, igniting the TDF. Local fire department was contacted and arrived on scene and extinguished the fire.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
14.8 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
30 CFR 56.4203 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
30 CFR 56.9300(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
83.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee parked a skid steer loader, when employee was getting out of skid steer and stepping down, employee hung left foot in between the bucket frame and step for dismounting skid steer.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
3.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
An employee was WOMA Gunning the tower on the 2.1 level when a chunk of material fell on the wand and caused the employee's right arm to be jerked. Employee reported to supervisor, but did not want any medical treatment at the time of reporting the incident. On 3/13/2025, employee still felt soreness in their right shoulder and requested to be evaluated. Had surgery on 6/9/25
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
52.3 on-site hours reported
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
30 CFR 56.16005 · $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.