Imerys Carbonates USA, INC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Housekeeping.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.20003(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Illumination of surface working areas.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.17001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
Imerys Cisco Mine · 090110130 CFR 57.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Imerys Cisco Mine · 090110130 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
New York Mine · 090003056.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Imerys Cisco Mine · 090110136.3 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Whitestone Mine #4 · 090004739.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Whitestone Mine #4 · 0900047Days 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.
Spot Inspection
IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS · 010001115.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
Imerys Cisco Mine · 09011013.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Imerys Chatsworth Operations · 090109433.5 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
Imerys Chatsworth Operations · 090109430 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
Imerys Chatsworth Operations · 090109430 CFR 56.11001 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Imerys Chatsworth Operations · 090109430 CFR 56.14107(a) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Imerys Cisco Mine · 090110120.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
New York Mine · 090003015.0 on-site hours reported
Handrails and toeboards.
Whitestone Mine #4 · 090004730 CFR 57.11002 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation
IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS · 01000115.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Whitestone Mine #4 · 090004759.5 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.16005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS · 0100011Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was attempting to determine the cause of vibration alarms, and while feeling for vibration, their hand was able to enter the guarded area, which resulted in right pinky finger making contact with fan blades, resulting in the avulsion of the distal end of their finger. The employee did not lose the whole finger, but the flesh on the tip of their finger.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.14112(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
New York Mine · 090003030 CFR 57.20003(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.