Wedron Plant safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While walking on 08/12/2026 an employee got a foot stuck in mud. While pulling themselves free using a nearby door frame, they sprained their right shoulder. On 8/17/26, the employee sought medical treatment resulting in restricted duty.
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Miner was using a hand-held grinder to cut sheets of metal. The metal shifted and the grinder slipped making contact with the miners left thumb resulting in stitches.
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
111.8 on-site hours reported
Operator-carrying overhead cranes.
30 CFR 56.16014(b) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
2.0 on-site hours reported
Striking or bumping
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee struck EE's mouth on a support beam while walking along catwalk. The impact caused bleeding and loosened several upper front teeth, though no external facial injury occurred
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Pump Checker was hooking up the 8" x 20' pipe to the pump; they had to drag the hose about an inch to get it lined up with the connection when they felt something pull in left lower abdomen.
Spot Inspection
2.0 on-site hours reported
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 56.18002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
10.5 on-site hours reported
Roadway maintenance.
30 CFR 56.9313 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Toilet facilities.
30 CFR 56.20008(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Maintenance employee hurt right forearm while chipping ice off BC2120 head wheel. Employee was using an electric demo chisel in the blistering cold weather around 11:30pm Sunday Jan. 25th. Both their forearm and elbow hurts with numbness in right hand.
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
30 CFR 56.5001(a)/56.5005 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
30 CFR 56.14101(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $267.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
30 CFR 56.13021 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
30 CFR 56.9300(b) · $267.00 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.