United States Gypsum Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Special Emphasis Programs
Sweetwater Quarry · 41008471.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Shoals Mine · 120042778.8 on-site hours reported
Disorders (physical agents)
Southard Mine And Plant · 3400266Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Operator was cleaning up material spillage from the Mill White Belt, when they started showing signs of heat illness. Employee was administered fluids.
Inspection and cover plates.
Southard Mine And Plant · 340026630 CFR 56.12032 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Southard Mine And Plant · 340026630 CFR 56.20003(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
Southard Mine And Plant · 340026630 CFR 56.14132(b)(2) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Southard Mine And Plant · 3400266Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was loosening a bolt on a brake caliper of a pickup truck, when EE felt a pain in EE's back. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Southard Mine And Plant · 340026617.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Southard Mine And Plant · 3400266No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
The employee was lowering a guard in to position and the guard got hung up while it was being lowered. The employee had hand positioned on the bottom section of the guard and when the guard freed up, it pinched the employee's right index finger, causing a hairline fracture to the finger.
Correction of dangerous conditions.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.12030 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.12004 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.14107(a) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Safety can use.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.4402 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Blocking equipment in a raised position.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 56.14211(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084730 CFR 47.41(a) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Sweetwater Quarry · 410084717.0 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 57.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 56.12008 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 57.14100(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection of persons at switchgear.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 56.12020 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Shoals Mine · 120042730 CFR 57.12004 · $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.