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Sunshine Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220263010001

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    EE was on 2700 station. EE's partner went to find a chain, upon return EE was on the ground having a seizure. A call for help was made for a medical emergency; the EE had multiple seizures. EE could not remember what happened. Medical testing concluded EE must have struck EE's head with triggered the seizures. That diagnosis was made on 10/17/2026.

  2. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F036733

    1.0 on-site hours reported

  3. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F029FC9

    25.5 on-site hours reported

  4. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F02A265

    6.0 on-site hours reported

  5. Examination of working places.

    violationRecord 5056212

    30 CFR 57.18002 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Experienced miner training.

    violationRecord 5056211

    30 CFR 48.6(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty

  7. Inspection.

    violationRecord 5055975

    30 CFR 57.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  8. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02A25D

    39.5 on-site hours reported

  9. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02725E

    1.5 on-site hours reported

  10. Handtools (nonpowered)

    accidentRecord 220260790022

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was in the process of cutting vent bag with a razor knife and it slipped striking employee on opposite left hand.

  11. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260760016

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    During a winter storm, we lost power to the site causing us to lose hoisting capabilities. Seven employees were downshaft at the time.

  12. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220260560014

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    During a winter storm, a tree fell onto the power lines coming into the mine. This caused a power outage which made the hoist inoperable.

  13. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord 6948593

    24.3 on-site hours reported

  14. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02724D

    1.5 on-site hours reported

  15. Shaft mines.

    violationRecord 5054012

    30 CFR 57.4760 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220253460002

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    EE was installing air header onto existing HDPE pipe valve. EE tightened the vic between the valve and header. EE realized the header needed to be rotated so EE used the impact and started to loosen the bolt. EE inadvertently loosened the bolt on the charged side of the valve causing the header to break free from the vic.

  17. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F027246

    1.3 on-site hours reported

  18. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F023BDC

    36.5 on-site hours reported

  19. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220253170005

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    EE was swamping on the back of the track lowboy that was loaded with an electrical cabinet. The cabinet came in contact with the lockbox for the portal gate causing the lowboy to come to a sudden stop. The stop caused the employee to come in contact with the electrical cabinet.

  20. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F017DD0

    1.3 on-site hours reported

  21. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 5053444

    30 CFR 57.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F028C1D

    18.3 on-site hours reported

  23. Fire

    accidentRecord 220251880018

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    The electric motor for the pump on the 1700 level lost one leg of the 3 phases. This caused the remaining two legs to heat up because they were drawing more amperage. The varnish on the coils and insulation started to smoke as a result of the motor heating up.

  24. Non-Injury Accident Investigation

    inspectionRecord F017DCD

    30.5 on-site hours reported

  25. Violation — cited standard not reported

    violationRecord 9828593
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.