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WE Soda Alkali, LLC safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Approved equipment (III mines).

    violationRecord 5051668
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    30 CFR 57.22305 · $818.00 proposed penalty

  2. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F019AF7
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    325.5 on-site hours reported

  3. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F02FE94
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  4. Fall of roof or back

    accidentRecord 220261520024
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Tailgate intersection fell above anchor point. Ventilation was not disrupted, no employees were trapped or injured. The longwall continued to mine to get through the fall area.

  5. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F04512F
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  6. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F04512C
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported

  7. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220261420001
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was guiding the cable rope into the spool. EE's finger was pulled into the spool crushing the end of EE's finger resulting in a broken index finger and stitches.

  8. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220261410025
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    Employee was working in an awkward position trying to replace a bad hydraulic hose for multiple hours. EE was laying on EE's stomach and reaching into the access door. After work was completed, employee reported a back strain.

  9. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F019AF4
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  10. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F014CF3
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported

  11. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F017417
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported

  12. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F017415
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  13. Fall of roof or back

    accidentRecord 220261250020
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    The longwall operators were cutting high in the tailgate causing the shear to cut out roof support (bolts). This roof fall occurred in the tailgate (bleeder) no employees were trapped, injured, and air was not disrupted by the event.

  14. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220261180029
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was operating a forklift steering wheel with EE's left hand when EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder.

  15. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F02FE90
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported

  16. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0276A0
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported

  17. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F017414
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 1.0 on-site hours reported

  18. Fall of roof or back

    accidentRecord 220261100027
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    A roof fall occurred in the longwall tailgate that went above anchor point. Ventilation was not interrupted, no miners were trapped, and no injuries occurred. The area where the roof fall occurred is a bleeder and is not a working area but the roof fall did extend passed the anchor point.

  19. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F02FE8D
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  20. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F045128
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported

  21. Exploding vessels under pressure

    accidentRecord 220260930007
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee opened an angle cock valve on the back of a rail car to bleed pressure. while opening the valve the hose whipped up and struck their elbow.

  22. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220260930008
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    The employee was operating a warm water return valve and felt pain in their lower back.

  23. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F017410
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported

  24. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220260930006
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    Working on the mono drop-out line had the guzzler hose down into the ditch, propped up on EE's knee, then EE twisted EE's knee and felt a pop.

  25. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F01740E
    WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152

    103(i) · 3.0 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.