Morton Salt Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Separation of intake and return air (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines).
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.22215
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 0.0 on-site hours reported
Atmospheric monitoring systems (I-A, II-A, and V-A mines).
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.22301(a)
Blasting from the surface (II-A mines).
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.22603(e)
Atmospheric monitoring systems (I-A, II-A, and V-A mines).
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.22301(a)
Spot Inspection
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097012.5 on-site hours reported
Atmospheric monitoring systems (I-A, II-A, and V-A mines).
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.22301(a)
Hoisting
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993Accident only
Accident narrative
Hoist operator couldn't get the production hoist to move making it unavailable for travel.
Hoisting
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993Accident only
Accident narrative
Smoke was observed coming from the West motor in the production hoist house. Management decided to evacuate and shut the hoist down for inspection.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 16009700.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970Immediate notification.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 50.10(d)
Handling of materials
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee bent over to unlatch a lid on a tanker trailer. The latch was very tight and hard to open. After opening the latch, they felt tightening in their back. They went to the chiropractor the next day, then to the clinic. Employee was given restrictions and offered light duty.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097013.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 1.0 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097093.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was picking up Drill Steels and Pinched Right Thumb between Drill Steels
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Locking transformer enclosures.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12068 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14101(a)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12032 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14112(b) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Guarding around lights.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12034 · $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.