WE Soda Alkali, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Requirement for container labels.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 47.41(a) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employees were drilling the hole when the pipe started to slip. Employee grabbed another wrench to put it on the pipe, while employee was setting the wrench they had a hold of the other pipe. The wrench slipped and the one they were holding accidentally grabbed and smashed their hand between the wrench and the mass of the drill.
Examination of working places.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.18002(d) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Surface storage restrictions.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.4431(b)(1) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 6.8 on-site hours reported
Immediate notification.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 50.10(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,555.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was carrying pin rollers when they tripped and fell on their shoulder. Employee tripped over grating outside the 4shaft airlock.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Safe access.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $6,540.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Powered haulage
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Madsen (contractor) Front end loader operator was cleaning material out of mono loadout silo 2. The material above the entryway came down on the front of the front-end loader and pushed the steering column and dash down into the operators' legs trapping EE in the loader.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015290.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While welding grating the bin over flowed dropping a small rock into the hood contacting right eye.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported
Machinery
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Laying on right forearm when felt a pop in right shoulder while welding.
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Recordkeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.19121 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.19120 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.14100(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.5 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.