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Climax Molybdenum Company safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Housekeeping.

    violationRecord 5211310
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.20003(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty

  2. Construction and maintenance of guards.

    violationRecord 5057318
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.14112(a)(1) · $267.00 proposed penalty

  3. Requirement for container labels.

    violationRecord 5057317
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 47.41(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. First aid materials.

    violationRecord 5057316
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.15001 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5057315
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.12018 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  6. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0345A4
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    219.0 on-site hours reported

  7. Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.

    violationRecord 5211309
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.12019 · $592.00 proposed penalty

  8. Ventilation and shielding for welding.

    violationRecord 5211308
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.14213(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty

  9. Correction of dangerous conditions.

    violationRecord 5057154
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.12030 · Significant and substantial (S&S)

  10. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02BB54
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    13.3 on-site hours reported

  11. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220261280002
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Skoria was placed in the employee parking lot around 4:30am. Pit operator employee slipped in the parking lot getting EE's work bag out of EE's car.

  12. Other

    accidentRecord 220261130028
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Mill Mechanic was moving a sensor into position for run operations and in the process pushed themselves up to move along the ring gear and felt a pop in their left shoulder.

  13. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F03459D
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    10.5 on-site hours reported

  14. Other

    accidentRecord 220262020030
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee and assisting employee were installing plywood on the 7XC VAD door. While placing the nuts on the sandwich plates, they had just finished the last one on the center of the door frame. While reaching for a tool the employee overextended their elbow causing a pop sound and pain in their elbow.

  15. Annual refresher training.

    violationRecord 5057142
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    30 CFR 46.8(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty

  16. Annual refresher training.

    violationRecord 5057141
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    30 CFR 46.8(a) · $818.00 proposed penalty

  17. Disorders (repeated trauma)

    accidentRecord 220261060008
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6

    Accident narrative

    Employee performing non-routine repetitive physical labor experienced gradual discomfort in shoulder/elbow resulting in Rotator Cuff Tendonitis.

  18. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F01CB5B
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    18.5 on-site hours reported

  19. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F01F22B
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    2.5 on-site hours reported

  20. Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.

    violationRecord 5057017
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    30 CFR 56.5001(a)/56.5005 · $432.00 proposed penalty

  21. Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.

    violationRecord 6947871
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    30 CFR 57.5001(a)/.5005 · $549.00 proposed penalty

  22. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220260890075
    HENDERSON OPERATIONS · 0500790

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    While cleaning P92A ore pass grizzly in P91 at around 21:25 of plug reversing in 1st gear, hit rib with left rear corner of loader. Upon contact with rib, low speed, felt sharp pain in front right shoulder.

  23. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220260700015
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was staging liners, when they accidentally pinched the tip of their finger when setting one down. The nail was broken in half and bleeding, Causing a finger fracture

  24. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220260720006
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was coming down off a service truck, slipped on the top step, and fell 3 feet landing on EE's back, causing a mid and upper back contusion, left 5th anterior rib fracture and left small pneumothorax.

  25. Inspection.

    violationRecord 5057134
    Climax Mine · 0502256

    30 CFR 56.4201(a) · $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.