Smoky Valley Common Operations safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Illumination of surface working areas.
30 CFR 56.17001 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(c) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Covering or guarding drill holes.
30 CFR 56.7013 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Pit or quarry wall perimeter.
30 CFR 56.3131 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stationary grinding machines.
30 CFR 56.14115(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 56.14207 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Changes; notification by operator.
30 CFR 41.12 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
30 CFR 48.27(a) · $443.00 proposed penalty
Pit or quarry wall perimeter.
30 CFR 56.3131 · $267.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
30 CFR 56.13021 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
143.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was putting a wheel chock into a chock holder when they smashed their finger resulting in a fracture.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was attempting to seat a clamp and struck right thumb with brass hammer. Employee has a fracture in thumb.
Stepping or kneeling on object
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was checking fire extinguishers and stepped on a rock rolling EE's right ankle.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Employee was performing work with a sledgehammer on 1/25/25. Due to increasing pain, medical attention was requested on 1/27/25 and the employee was taken off of work.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee had a pipe wrench up to chest while working on a pipe and was trying to use body weight for leverage when employee felt a pop in ribs. On 1/13/25, the employee was taken off of work after further medical evaluation.
Powered haulage
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
A haul truck operator was jarred, while being loaded by a loader, when the loader bucket made contact with the bed of the haul truck. On 1/16/2025, the employee was taken off of work due to continuous pain.
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.