Swords Creek Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
39.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
A contractor employee, (NBS Industrial Services LLC - MSHA ID #C6519), was performing clean up duties. The employee was pushing a shovel when EE's hand began to burn and EE was unable to fully move EE's right wrist. The employee was taken to the ER where EE was examined and told to follow up with an orthopedic.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
48.8 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The injured employee was throwing away scrap metal (metal, rollers, etc.) into a dumpster. The employee had the truck parked next to the dumpster. When they went to throw something in, they said they "felt a pop in their back". The employee was taken to the hospital for examination. The doctor stated it was back spasms.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
8.5 on-site hours reported
Dust control.
30 CFR 56.9315 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $209.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
5.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
6.5 on-site hours reported
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee went for annual hearing test, showed hearing loss, was re-tested and continued to show a hearing loss over 25 dB.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The injured employee was assisting on stemming a shot by raking material from an excavator bucket into the holes. EE claims EE's right shoulder popped. EE continued working until the job was complete. EE then got in a haul truck to move material and said while EE was being loaded, the truck shook and EE's shoulder began hurting more.
Flying or falling materials.
30 CFR 56.14110 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The injured employee was assisting to unstop the box above the 5 1/2 crusher. The material shifted and a rock spilled out of the box striking the employee on the hard hat and shoulder. The employee was taken to the hospital where they were examined. It was determined the employee had a concussion and shoulder contusion.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
78.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
7.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
A contractor employee (NBD Industrial Services LLC - MSHA ID # C6519), was installing a wedge into the crusher by using a hammer to drive it in. The hammer head slipped off the wedge, causing EE's left index finger to get caught between the hammer handle and a beam. EE was taken to the ER where EE was treated for a finger fracture and laceration.
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.