STILLWATER MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was working on 2 yard loader & stated while reaching down with a wrench to loosen a fitting EE heard a pop in EE's right shoulder followed by pain radiating down EE's arm & up EE's neck. Seen site medic referred to ER, evaluated and restricted for right shoulder strain.
Design of switches and starting boxes.
30 CFR 57.12041 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 57.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Escape routes.
30 CFR 57.11051(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Controls and switches.
30 CFR 57.12002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 57.11001 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 57.16006 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ventilation doors.
30 CFR 57.8531(e) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 57.12032 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
30 CFR 57.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 57.12032 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 57.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 57.12028 · $959.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
30 CFR 57.4200(b)(2) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
6.0 on-site hours reported
Barricades and warning signs.
30 CFR 57.20011 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
30 CFR 57.11003 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Unventilated areas.
30 CFR 57.8528 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 57.12004 · $883.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
196.0 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.