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Soledad Mountain Project safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220263000019

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    While exiting a Komatsu 785 haul truck an employee's tread on their boot caught the grading of the top step causing them to stumble. As the employee went to grab the handrail, they swung around hard jerking their right shoulder. The employee was able to regain balance but injured their shoulder.

  2. Correction of hazardous conditions.

    violationRecord 9890571

    30 CFR 56.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S)

  3. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0177E9

    5.5 on-site hours reported

  4. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F030FB4

    2.0 on-site hours reported

  5. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0177E5

    1.5 on-site hours reported

  6. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220262450021

    All other cases (incl 1st aid)

    Accident narrative

    An employee stated that they received a jolt to their back when a heavy load of material was dropped into their haul truck from a loading unit. The mine site was not made aware of this until 8/26/2026. The employee returned to work on 9/1/2026 after calling in sick multiple times.

  7. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5165310

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $642.00 proposed penalty

  8. Safe access.

    violationRecord 5165309

    30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $504.00 proposed penalty

  9. Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts.

    violationRecord 5165308

    30 CFR 56.14130(e) · $336.00 proposed penalty

  10. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5165307

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  11. Correction of hazardous conditions.

    violationRecord 5166881

    30 CFR 56.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty

  12. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5166880

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $755.00 proposed penalty

  13. Hazard training.

    violationRecord 5165306

    30 CFR 48.31(a) · $517.00 proposed penalty

  14. Construction and maintenance of ladders.

    violationRecord 5165305

    30 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  15. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 5165304

    30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty

  16. Procedures during repairs or maintenance.

    violationRecord 5165303

    30 CFR 56.14105 · $193.00 proposed penalty

  17. Stationary grinding machines.

    violationRecord 5165302

    30 CFR 56.14115(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  18. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F02C189

    3.0 on-site hours reported

  19. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02C188

    62.0 on-site hours reported

  20. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F02C184

    3.0 on-site hours reported

  21. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02C181

    1.0 on-site hours reported

  22. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F016496

    8.5 on-site hours reported

  23. Handtools (nonpowered)

    accidentRecord 220261480005

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    While an employee was manually turning the HPGR drive with a prybar the inertia of motion from the HPGR rolls continued to shift the drive with the prybar wedged in between while the employee's hand was still grasped onto the prybar. The force of prybar pinched the employee's right pinky finger against the bottom of the metal cage used to guard the drive when it is energized.

  24. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220261330004

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    An employee pulled an air filter out of a piece of equipment to shake the dust out. When the employee was stamping the filter on the ground, EE cut EE's inner hand on a small piece of broken metal on the framing of the filter.

  25. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5165284

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $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.