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Morton Salt Inc 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. Identification of power switches.

    violationRecord 5005274
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.12018 · $398.00 proposed penalty

  2. Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.

    violationRecord 5000911
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.12023 · $177.00 proposed penalty

  3. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F015BE0
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    184.5 on-site hours reported

  4. First aid materials.

    violationRecord 5000910
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.15001 · $177.00 proposed penalty

  5. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 5000909
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $288.00 proposed penalty

  6. Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.

    violationRecord 5000908
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.14109(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty

  7. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220253170130
    Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Nopak valve for south gate failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable.

  8. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F015BDD
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported

  9. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F01BD99
    GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776

    22.8 on-site hours reported

  10. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220253170179
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Skip came out of the guide in #3 shaft. we still had the other side of 3 shaft working and #4 shaft

  11. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F01745A
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported

  12. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F015BD9
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    103(i) · 3.8 on-site hours reported

  13. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F014BDF
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported

  14. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F014BDE
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    3.0 on-site hours reported

  15. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord 6889184
    GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776

    2.0 on-site hours reported

  16. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F014AD0
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  17. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 9799726
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty

  18. Protection of gas cylinder valves.

    violationRecord 9799725
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. Electrical conductors.

    violationRecord 5007811
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.12004 · $755.00 proposed penalty

  20. Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.

    violationRecord 9799724
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.14109(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  21. Temporary, portable containers.

    violationRecord 9799723
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Construction and maintenance of guards.

    violationRecord 5007810
    Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970

    30 CFR 57.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  23. Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.

    violationRecord 9797774
    GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776

    30 CFR 57.14132(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty

  24. Examination of working places.

    violationRecord 9791724
    GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776

    30 CFR 57.18002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $11,450.00 proposed penalty

  25. Safety defects; examination, correction and records.

    violationRecord 9791723
    GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776

    30 CFR 57.14100(c) · $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.