Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004355.5 on-site hours reported
Seat belts for haulage trucks.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.14131(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Black Rock Mine · 020214511.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 56.14132(b)(1)(i) · $151.00 proposed penalty
New task training.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 46.7(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004353.8 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Black Rock Mine · 0202145Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The maintenance employee was lifting a section of cutting-edge steel using a pry bar. During this process, the cutting edge shifted unexpectedly, pinching EE's finger between the edge and the bolt. This resulted in a small external laceration on the outside of EE's finger.
Combustible waste.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 56.4104(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Black Rock Mine · 02021458.8 on-site hours reported
Falling/sliding/rolling materials
Pleasant Valley Mine · 1300435Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While service tech was performing the pre-shift maintenance the crusher. Exc opr was standing near the crusher 4-5 ft away in the area previously cleaned by the excavator, near rock pile. While EE was waiting for others to finish cleaning, A large rock slid off and struck the employee's right foot and caused two fracture and laceration.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004351.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004352.8 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004350.8 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043510.8 on-site hours reported
Grounding circuit enclosures.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.12025 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Hand-held power tools.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.14116(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 56.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.
Pleasant Valley Mine · 130043530 CFR 50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Special Emphasis Programs
Pleasant Valley Mine · 13004351.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Black Rock Mine · 020214512.5 on-site hours reported
Warning signs.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Eye protection when operating grinding wheels.
Black Rock Mine · 020214530 CFR 56.15014 · $151.00 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.