Short Mountain Silica Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.14132(b)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296452.5 on-site hours reported
Testing grounding systems.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Dump site restraints.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.9301 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.9300(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 4002964Days away from work only
Accident narrative
A parent company EE was attempting to remove a ladder rack from company van on SMS property and felt a pull in right shoulder. Incident was reported same day but did not require a dr visit at the time. Injury has not improved since date of incident so EE had an MRI and will need surgery. EE is currently on a 15lb weight limit restriction.
Spot Inspection
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 40029649.5 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296411.5 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 4002964Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
EE was walking along inclined catwalk during freezing temperatures. Ice had accumulated on catwalk causing slick conditions. EE slipped and fell resulting in injury to knee.
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 4002964Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
EE showed hearing loss after annual audiogram. EE was referred to an ENT specialist for follow up hearing test. EE showed similar hearing loss on follow up test as well. EE worked at mine sites previous to current employment and has history of shooting/loud hobby's outside of work.
Hard hats.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.15002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Gauges and regulators.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.4602 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.14100(b) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.14100(b) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.9300(a) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Berms or guardrails.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.9300(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $6,037.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12032 · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296458.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12032 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296412.0 on-site hours reported
Securing gas cylinders.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.16005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12008 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Splices and repairs of power cables.
Little Six Corp. dba Short Mtn Silica · 400296430 CFR 56.12013 · $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.