U S Borax Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Boron Operations · 0400743No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Lifter on the drill that suspends the pipe down hole slipped and smashed the driller helper's finger between the pipe holder (or clamp) and the lifter.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Boron Operations · 0400743No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Drill crew was tripping in Tremie pipe and a driller assistant was attempting to remove the lifter with a pipe wrench when the pipe slipped downward causing the injured employee to get a finger pinched between the pipe wrench and the foot clamp. The injured employee sustained a laceration and possible fracture to employees right ring fingertip.
Handling of materials
Boron Operations · 0400743No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Drill helper was helping to remove a sub adapter from the roughneck by holding the elevated sub adapter prior to release. Once it was released, the weight of the adapter caused the sub to drop slightly causing the drill helper to pinch their middle finger between the threads of the sub adapter and drill rod; causing a laceration and fracture of the finger tip.
Handling of materials
Boron Operations · 0400743Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The millwright reached down to pick up a 2" high-pressure steam valve, but it got hung up on another valve that was wrapped in plastic. EE then felt a slight pain in EE's shoulder.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Boron Operations · 04007435.5 on-site hours reported
General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
Boron Operations · 04007433.5 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Boron Operations · 040074330 CFR 56.14100(b) · $226.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Boron Operations · 040074326.0 on-site hours reported
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.