West Plains Mining, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245722.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Kentner Creek Underground · 1202457Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Miner#1 and Mine #2 were working together to flip a gate. Material was impeding the movement of the gate. Miner#1 proceeded to work on clearing the impeding material. Miner#2 thought they heard Miner #1 say "try the gate". Miner #2 proceeded to flip the gate mechanism, causing Miner #1's, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fingers of their right hand to be pinched between the gate and chute.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245741.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Kentner Creek Underground · 12024573.0 on-site hours reported
Testing grounding systems.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245732.3 on-site hours reported
Machinery, equipment, and tools.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.14205 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for a HazCom program.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 47.31(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handrails and toeboards.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.11002 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245744.5 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.14100(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.3200 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.12004 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,383.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245754.3 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245730 CFR 57.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Kentner Creek Underground · 120245729.8 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.