WE Soda Alkali, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Other
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was gritting their teeth while loosening a bolt. Employee chipped and bottom tooth.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Impoundment
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Accident only
Accident narrative
There was a piping failure in the southeast corner of the lower impoundment that allowed water to flow out into the evaporation lake.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015212.0 on-site hours reported
Retaining dams.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20010 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 2.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was sprayed with 50% caustic. The caustic contacted the corner of left eye.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.8 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was hammering a bearing sleeve. The bearing broke and struck EE's hand causing a laceration to EE's finger
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Safety can use.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.4402 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Slip, Trip, Fall, in the plant while walking across damaged concrete. EE fell and broke EE's clavicle
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 2.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152330.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Accident only
Accident narrative
8 shaft hoist went down for an electrical fault. No one was on the cage or injured when the fault occurred.
Handtools (nonpowered)
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was tightening 2 1/2" bolts on a pump when EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 48001524.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was removing a tag off a chain valve when EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 5.8 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · $366.00 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.