American Colloid Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Correction of dangerous conditions.
Lovell Mill · 480005730 CFR 56.12030 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Closure of valves.
Lovell Mill · 480005730 CFR 56.4603(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Lovell Mill · 480005730 CFR 56.12028 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Splices and repairs of power cables.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.12013(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Restricted clearance.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.11008 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 47.41(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Grounding circuit enclosures.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.12025 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.14207 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045922.3 on-site hours reported
Illumination of surface working areas.
GASCOYNE MINE & MILL · 320045930 CFR 56.17001 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088821.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Belle/Colony Mine · 4800888Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
An employee was moving a 3-inch pump. The employee mis stepped into a soft spot, and right leg got stuck approximately 8 to 10 inches deep in the mud. When the employee pulled their leg out of the mud, they felt their right knee pop. The employee is now using crutches
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
BELLE FOURCHE MILL · 39000499.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
COLONY WEST MILL · 4800245No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was tightening a bolt on a bar disintegrator when the wrench slipped off hitting the employee in the mouth causing a small cut on the upper part of the chin and a chipped tooth.
Inspection.
BELLE FOURCHE MILL · 390004930 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
BELLE FOURCHE MILL · 390004913.8 on-site hours reported
Combustible waste.
BELLE FOURCHE MILL · 390004930 CFR 56.4104(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.12030 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Hand-held power tools.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.14116(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
COLONY WEST MILL · 48002458.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection.
Belle/Colony Mine · 480088830 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 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.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
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.