Morton Salt Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Toilet facilities.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.20008(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $11,450.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12004 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.4203 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Morton Salt Fairport Mine · 3301993Accident only
Accident narrative
While operating hoist in automatic mode, the hoist stopped and the operator couldn't get the hoist to move.
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 41017762.0 on-site hours reported
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12008 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.3200 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12018 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14112(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 48.7(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty
Distribution boxes.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.12006 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Handrails and toeboards.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.11002 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14100(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970128.0 on-site hours reported
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.3200 · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Use of compressed air.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 56.13020 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Operators' stations.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14103(b) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.14100(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.13021 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.4201(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS · 4101776Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee reached into bag machine to remove jam when the belt grabbed EE's glove and pulled it into the belt pulley. The injury occurred when the employee reacted by pulling EE's hand out.
Spot Inspections
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 1600970103(i) · 5.3 on-site hours reported
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Weeks Island Mine and Mill · 160097030 CFR 57.3200 · $642.00 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.