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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. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F02C17A

    7.5 on-site hours reported

  2. Other

    accidentRecord 220261130030

    Injuries due to natural causes

    Accident narrative

    Employee experienced a seizure while making observations on the computer in the AA Lab room of the Merrill Crowe Facility. Another employee accompanying them noticed immediately and caught them bringing them safely to the floor where they laid EE on their side. EE just returned to work from medical leave from the same condition in November of 2025.

  3. Examination of working places.

    violationRecord 5166232

    30 CFR 56.18002(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5166010

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $245.00 proposed penalty

  5. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5166009

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $245.00 proposed penalty

  6. Berms or guardrails.

    violationRecord 5166231

    30 CFR 56.9300(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty

  7. Closure of valves.

    violationRecord 5166230

    30 CFR 56.4603(a) · $209.00 proposed penalty

  8. Brakes.

    violationRecord 5166008

    30 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  9. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 5166007

    30 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty

  10. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F029C6E

    47.0 on-site hours reported

  11. Other

    accidentRecord 220253290012

    Injuries due to natural causes

    Accident narrative

    Employee accompanied another employee and a lead employee to go over some program reset training on the refinery retort. While programing the retort with the lead and other employee observing, EE paused, looked straight in the air, began whispering something, slowly stepped in circular motion and fell face forward going into a seizure.

  12. Other

    accidentRecord 220252190002

    Injuries due to natural causes

    Accident narrative

    Employee had just finished lunch and begun EE's normal job duties. While working from EE's desk EE experienced severe lower abdominal pain. EE notified EE's supervisor who then notified the General Manager. The General Manager placed a call to request an ambulance. EE was then transported to the ER.

  13. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220251880028

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    While operating a loader, the operators bucket got hung up on a buried rock in the muck face. When the rock gave way, the loader jarred the operator causing a neck strain/sprain.

  14. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F003D7E

    12.3 on-site hours reported

  15. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220251610020

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    While collecting process solution samples from the leach pad an employee was descending down the ditch where samples are taken. While walking down the ladder used to travel up/down the ditch a step broke allowing the employee to fall backwards on the side. On 6-4-2025 it was determined they suffered a fractured L1 vertebra. The employee's first day missed from work was 6-6-2025.

  16. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord 6878901

    5.0 on-site hours reported

  17. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 9509661

    30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  18. Requirement for container labels.

    violationRecord 9509660

    30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. Safe access.

    violationRecord 9892902

    30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty

  20. Horns and backup alarms.

    violationRecord 9509659

    30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $697.00 proposed penalty

  21. Inspection.

    violationRecord 9509658

    30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Stacking and storage of materials.

    violationRecord 9509657

    30 CFR 56.16001 · $209.00 proposed penalty

  23. Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.

    violationRecord 9509656

    30 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  24. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 9509655

    30 CFR 56.14100(a) · $313.00 proposed penalty

  25. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F003D73

    46.3 on-site hours reported

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.