Whitestone Mine #4 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 57.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
35.3 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Driver dismounted the vehicle and fell despite a large amount of signage in place stating that this practice is forbidden. Low walkway clearance (less than 8 inches on either side of the vehicle)
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Driver dismounted their vehicle and fell depsite a large amount of signage in place stating that this practice is forbidden. Low walkway clearance (less than 8 inches on wither side of the vehicle)
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
10.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
39.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
A manual slide gate closed too quickly on a miners right hand. The impact caused a fracture and a laceration requiring 8 stitches.
Handrails and toeboards.
30 CFR 57.11002 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
59.5 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 57.11012 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
30 CFR 57.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
42.3 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
48.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
16.0 on-site hours reported
Distribution boxes.
30 CFR 57.12006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Oxygen cylinder storage.
30 CFR 57.4601 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
39.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
3.5 on-site hours reported
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
4.3 on-site hours reported
Work on power circuits.
30 CFR 56.12017 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
12.5 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Sunny, incident occurred indoors with full lighting. The injured party suffered burns to both hands (non-life threatening) while installing a ground inside an MCC. The ground wire recoiled due to line memory and rebounded once let go into the adjacent bus bar creating the arc.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
4.0 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.