WE Soda @ WESTVACO safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Entrapment
Accident only
Accident narrative
The incoming power from Rocky Mountain Power had a double tie line that tripped power. This event was not produced by any equipment or process failures on WeSoda side. RMP sent linemen out to address and fix the issue.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
3.5 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
30 CFR 57.11001 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE reached out with EE's left arm to lift up a rolled up hose hanging on a hook at 6' 4" and felt a pop in EE's elbow. When EE sat the hose down EE's elbow popped again.
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
A piece of longwall equipment was loaded on the cage that exceeded the weight compacity by 500lbs and while it was being hoisted out of the mine the motor faulted out causing the breaks to set while in motion and the ropes slipped.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 3.3 on-site hours reported
Fall of roof or back
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee had just scaled the top went to step forward to bar down another piece, and a small thin piece of trona fell striking and cutting their upper lip. Employee received 5 stitches.
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was walking and their foot slipped out in-front of them and sprained their back.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.3 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
16.3 on-site hours reported
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
30 CFR 57.5001(a)/57.5005 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
30 CFR 57.5001(a)/57.5005 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 57.14101(a)(2) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 57.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
30 CFR 57.4203 · $226.00 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.