VM Buyer LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
Standard Mineral Division · 31006870.8 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
White Caps Mill · 26024893.5 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 38000411.3 on-site hours reported
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety can use.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.4402 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Air receiver tanks.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.13011 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004118.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Extinguisher recharging or replacement.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.4203 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Site-specific hazard awareness training.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 46.11(b)(5) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,569.00 proposed penalty
Safety belts and lines.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 380004130 CFR 56.15005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Standard Mineral Division · 310068730 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Standard Mineral Division · 310068730 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Standard Mineral Division · 310068718.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Standard Mineral Division · 3100687Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The EE was in the bagger area stacking one load of 50lb bags on pallets. As they lifted their arm, they felt their right elbow go numb. Later in the day the EE started to feel pain in their right shoulder.
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Standard Mineral Division · 310068730 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Standard Mineral Division · 310068719.8 on-site hours reported
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Standard Mineral Division · 310068730 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
Standard Mineral Division · 310068730 CFR 56.16005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) · 3800041Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Based on employee's account of this, employee was stepping off the step ladder when EE's right foot slipped off the bottom step. This caused EE's right toes to bend and when the right foot / toes hit the ground, all EE's weight was on EE's right foot / toes. Employee did not mention it to EE's supervisor until the afternoon of 1/26/2026.
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.