Workman Creek Surface safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Impoundment Spot Inspection
4.8 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
10.8 on-site hours reported
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Drill operator had assisted another drill operator and was returning/walking to their drill when they twisted an ankle due to uneven ground.
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
The employee has recurring pain in their right elbow. On 10/14/2025 EE was diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow. Treatment is physical therapy, starting 10/22/2025. The employee continues to work at full capacity.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
224.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
9/19/25, EE was straightening metal pipe framework on a drill rig using a chain come-a-long. One of the anchor hooks came loose, striking EE's left hand and thumb. EE was wearing gloves and safety glasses. First aid was administered, and EE returned to work that day. On 10/02/25, EE reported worsening pain in EE's thumb, which was later diagnosed as fractured at Urgent Care.
Other Technical Compliance Investigations
4.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
7.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was removing a block plate on a stick cylinder after a hose had ruptured. As they loosened the plate, hydraulic fluid exited from behind the plate, striking the employee in the face.
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1109(e)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
30 CFR 47.44(b) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Clamping of trailing cables to equipment.
30 CFR 77.603 · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 77.505 · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.
30 CFR 77.1000 · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 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.