Southard Mine And Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was operating an air chisel to remove a surface miner tooth when felt discomfort in EE's right elbow. The employee had a strained elbow along with bursitis in right shoulder.
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
21.0 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
14.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
11.3 on-site hours reported
Disorders (physical agents)
Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Operator was cleaning up material spillage from the Mill White Belt, when they started showing signs of heat illness. Employee was administered fluids.
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(b)(2) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was loosening a bolt on a brake caliper of a pickup truck, when EE felt a pain in EE's back. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
17.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
The employee was lowering a guard in to position and the guard got hung up while it was being lowered. The employee had hand positioned on the bottom section of the guard and when the guard freed up, it pinched the employee's right index finger, causing a hairline fracture to the finger.
Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.
30 CFR 50.30(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Safety can use.
30 CFR 56.4402 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $398.00 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.