South Area safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Perm tot or perm prtl disablty
Accident narrative
Ee felt pain on left side of groin after lifting an oxygen bottle on a cutting torch into the back of a pickup truck. Seen at Health, referred to ER for confirmation of hernia. Ultrasound positive for hernia. Referred for surgery. Ee released with restrictions site can offer modified duty for, then termed for cause unrelated to the incident effective 03/31/25.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
0.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Ee reported ee's back feeling tense ee's entire shift. When ee moved a sample bag towards the end of ee's shift, ee felt a "crack" sensation. Went to break, felt "warm sensation" and couldn't move. Went back to work, pain got worse, reported. Cumulative tense feeling in back cumulative in nature.
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 56.20011 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $883.00 proposed penalty
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 56.20011 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 56.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Prohibited areas for food and beverages.
30 CFR 56.20014 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Waste receptacles.
30 CFR 56.20013 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Prohibited areas for food and beverages.
30 CFR 56.20014 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Storage of hazardous materials.
30 CFR 56.16003 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Storage of hazardous materials.
30 CFR 56.16003 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 56.4102 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
30 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Storage of hazardous materials.
30 CFR 56.16003 · $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.