U S Borax Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007431.0 on-site hours reported
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Boron Operations · 040074323.5 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007432.0 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007431.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Boron Operations · 0400743No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
A mechanic was entering the cab of 9107 drill from the mast side. At which time the door slammed shut for unknown reasons, pinching the mechanic's pinky finger between the door jam and the door.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Boron Operations · 04007432.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Owens Lake Mine · 04028344.5 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Boron Operations · 0400743Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Operator was in the process of clearing the OLD 101 Belt under the Secondary crusher area from a product plug. As EE was walking around the area next to the Old 101 Belt EE slipped fell in Mud due to previous rain, landing wrong on EE's right ankle
Handling of materials
Boron Operations · 0400743Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was chasing threads on an impeller when the employee's shirt sleeve was caught in the vane of the impeller. At contact employee pulled away thus dislodging impeller which caused it to hit employees left side rm and the left side of their face.
Housekeeping.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14112(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12028 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Annual refresher training of miners; minimum courses of instruction; hours of instruction.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 48.28(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
General requirements.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.4200(b)(2) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Illumination of surface working areas.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.17001 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Illumination of surface working areas.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.17001 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Protection of persons at switchgear.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12020 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007431.5 on-site hours reported
Correction of dangerous conditions.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12030 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.16005 · $267.00 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.