WE Soda Alkali, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Approved testing devices (I-A, I-B, I-C, II-A, II-B, III, IV, V-A, and V-B mines).
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.22227(a) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12018 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.14112(a)(1) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.4201(a)(2) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 48001521.0 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.14101(a)(2) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Examination of working places.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.18002(b)
Housekeeping.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.20003(a) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.12004 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
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
Slip or fall of person
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While walking to their work area employee tripped on conveyor belt and fell to the ground. Employee tried to catch themselves with their left arm to dampen the fall and felt pain in their shoulder.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 48001528.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015230 CFR 57.5001(a)/57.5005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152325.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 2.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 480015213.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 3.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152103(i) · 4.0 on-site hours reported
Fall of roof or back
WE Soda @ WESTVACO · 4800152Accident only
Accident narrative
There was a roof fall in 18H 3 entry xc 5 intersection. It fell on the belt line and monorail in the entry. The fall was roughly 10' high, 30" long, and 20' wide. No injuries, no trapped miners, and no disruption to ventilation on the longwall face.
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.