U S Borax Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Berms or guardrails.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.9300(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,144.00 proposed penalty
Examination of working places.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.18002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12032 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Boron Operations · 0400743Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
While using an Iron Worker to punch out a metal plate. The Iron Worker dye broke and struck the employee in the chest.
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Boron Operations · 0400743Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Hearing loss
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Boron Operations · 04007432.0 on-site hours reported
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Boron Operations · 0400743Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee has suffered a shift in their hearing baseline.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Boron Operations · 040074311.5 on-site hours reported
Procedures during repairs or maintenance.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14105 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $44,613.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007432.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Boron Operations · 0400743Perm tot or perm prtl disablty
Accident narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a blockage in the dust collector chute. While reaching in to free a pole that was being used, the employee's glove became entangled in a rotating component of the equipment. This resulted in the amputation of three fingers.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
Boron Operations · 040074320.0 on-site hours reported
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 48.27(a) · $44,613.00 proposed penalty
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Boron Operations · 0400743Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee suffered hearing loss
Handtools (nonpowered)
Boron Operations · 0400743Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was using a crowbar to adjust a metal screen when the screen slipped down and pincered the employee's finger between the screen and the housing frame. Employee suffered a Broken thumb
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007434.5 on-site hours reported
Identification of power switches.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12018 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14107(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.11003 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.12032 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14107(a) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Combustible waste.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.4104(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $177.00 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.