Morton Salt Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A ZIP TIE AND CUT ARM. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STAPLES
Moving machine parts.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 4.3 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 41017762.5 on-site hours reported
Identification of power switches.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199352.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 41017766.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 41017761.0 on-site hours reported
Spillage and leakage.
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 410177630 CFR 57.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance.
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 410177630 CFR 57.19120 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 1.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Other
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993Injuries due to natural causes
Accident narrative
Office cleaning contractor sat in their truck to take a break and was found approximately one hour later deceased. Originally, a report was submitted to MSHA on 11/20/2025.
Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 33019933.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While erecting the C-3 take-up structure two employees were holding up an 8'x 8' column to have 2 bolts installed by another employee on the ground when they lost their hold on the column. It fell over and struck a support beam that was laying on the ground causing the column to bounce up and the corner of the column hit the employee in the face as EE tried to move out of the way.
Machinery
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was changing v-belts on hummer screen when the counterweight moved. The employee's glove was caught by the v-belt causing a finger to be pinched between the belt and the belt pulley.
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Two-way communication equipment for underground operations.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.20032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 CFR 57.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 330199330 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.