Independent Review of MSHA's Actions at Crandall Canyon Mine

three days before the beginning of a calendar quarter, Farmer stated that a call was received
indicating that the conveyor belts and other machinery and equipment at the Crandall Canyon
Mine needed to be “looked at.” While they immediately investigated the allegations, no
record of this investigation was made in the complaint database.
Conclusion: The Price Field Office was not investigating all complaints as required.
Complaints given to Field Office personnel verbally in public places were not responded to in
accordance with MSHA’s policies and procedures.
All complaints were not entered into the Hazardous Conditions Complaint database.
Recommendation: The District 9 Manager should ensure that the Price Field Office complies
with the Hazards Complaint Procedures Handbook.
The District 9 Manager should ensure that all appropriate hazard complaints are entered into
the Hazardous Condition Complaint database.
Erroneous Dates on E01 Event # 4474428 Documents
The report for E01 Event # 4474428, conducted from May 30 th through July 10, 2007, contained
notes and documents with dates of January and February, 2007. The misdated notes and
documents are:
• The notes included after June 26 th have a date of “27 Jan 07” on pages 1 and 2 (but “27
June 07” on page 3);
• The notes included after June 30 th have a date of “02 Feb 07” on the Daily Cover Sheet;
• The General Information Cover Sheet shows a Post-Inspection Conference Date of ”02
Feb 07”; and
• The Plan Review form, MSHA Form 2000-204, is dated “02 Feb 07.”
The review of inspection time charged to this event revealed that the inspector was at the mine
on June 27 th and July 2, 2007. These dates coincide with the “27 Jan” and “02 Feb” dates. The
inspection time review also showed that the last date the inspector was at the mine was July
2 nd . The notes dated “02 Feb 07” document that the E01 inspection was concluded on that
date.
The report also contains an ATF E-Form 5030.5 that is dated “02 July 07.” The inspector stated
that this form is completed after the post-inspection conference at the end of the inspection,
along with the plan review form. The inspector stated that he started to write “02 Feb 07” on
the ATF form, but realized the error and wrote “02 July 07” on it instead. This correction is
visible on the form.
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