Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.
Buffalo Creek Mine · 151995030 CFR 72.620 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $11,450.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
Buffalo Creek Mine · 151995038.3 on-site hours reported
Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.517 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Atmospheric monitoring systems.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.351(c)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.360(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Automatic emergency-parking brakes.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.523-3(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of circuit breakers.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.904 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible exposure level.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 62.130(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 72.630(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Mine emergency evacuation training and drills.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.1504(b)(3)(i) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Minimum requirements of surface bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.1712-3(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 77.205(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 77.205(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.
Hubbs Hollow Mine · 151991630 CFR 72.620 · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.400 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 151846630 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
Buffalo Creek Mine · 151995030 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Alden Resources Harps Creek · 1518466157.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Buffalo Creek Mine · 151995052.5 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.
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.