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South Fort Meade Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-28Database snapshot · 2026-10-28

Safety activity

  1. Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation

    inspectionRecord F016061

    0.0 on-site hours reported

  2. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F045B56

    13.0 on-site hours reported

  3. Safe access.

    violationRecord 5194409

    30 CFR 56.11001 · $366.00 proposed penalty

  4. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F05647F

    47.3 on-site hours reported

  5. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5194047

    30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F048122

    5.5 on-site hours reported

  7. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F04A615

    0.0 on-site hours reported

  8. General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.

    violationRecord 5194601

    30 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  9. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F03D0D9

    1.5 on-site hours reported

  10. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F05647B

    9.8 on-site hours reported

  11. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220261980005

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    Conditions - clear, sunny, hot. Occurred on the second level of the South Fort Meade Plant on the grated walk ways. Employee was tasked with cleaning the plant using a hose. The hose was kinked, employee yanked on the hose a few times to loosen it, once it loosened the employee lost EE's footing and backed into an electrical box. Damage/Impairment - minor back strain

  12. Disorders (repeated trauma)

    accidentRecord 220261760009

    Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6

    Accident narrative

    EE was identified as having a STS after an audiometric tests revealed a threshold shift greater than 25 dB's in both ears.

  13. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0395E0

    10.0 on-site hours reported

  14. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F03AC88

    7.0 on-site hours reported

  15. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220261190009

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    EE was driving EE's work truck on top of the dam, EE exited the vehicle onto the berm when the ground beneath EE gave way, causing EE to fall approximately 10 feet down the dam embankment. EE was able to climb back up the dam independently, re-enter EE's work truck, and drive to a location where Emergency Response Team (ERT) assistance could be obtained.

  16. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F01605C

    4.0 on-site hours reported

  17. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220260440002

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    EE was removing an impeller from a pump. The crew attached a hanger to the impeller and EE began to backspin the shaft by pulling the belt. The momentum of the belt pulled EE's finger between the belt and the sheave. EE jerked EE's hand out, but EE's glove remained pinched. The event degloved skin and the fingernail and crushed the tip of EE's right middle finger.

  18. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F023EC6

    4.5 on-site hours reported

  19. Horns and backup alarms.

    violationRecord 5064471

    30 CFR 56.14132(b)(2) · $267.00 proposed penalty

  20. Horns and backup alarms.

    violationRecord 5064228

    30 CFR 56.14132(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  21. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5064227

    30 CFR 56.14100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty

  22. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F016057

    11.5 on-site hours reported

  23. 103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio

    inspectionRecord F016056

    5.0 on-site hours reported

  24. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F02ED2A

    2.0 on-site hours reported

  25. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220253370012

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was operating a D8 dozer and started experiencing neck and shoulder pain after the dozer landed roughly from climbing over a hardpan boulder that didn't break apart when employee was placing material being dumped by haul trucks.

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.