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
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Testing grounding systems.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12028 · $883.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.14100(b) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(b) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Correction of hazardous conditions.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.3200 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Examination of working places.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.18002(a) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12028 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12028 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Snow and ice on walkways and travelways.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.11016 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Locking transformer enclosures.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12068 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12023 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Two maintenance employees were working to replace broken bolts on the longwall stage loader chain flights. One employee was swinging a hammer to free the flight and the other employee was pulling the chain and was struck by the hammer requiring 13 stitches.
Stacking and storage of materials.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Shaft sets.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.19106 · $432.00 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.