AFFINITY MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
The top Sheave cluster bearing went down. a loud pop was heard, and hoist was stopped. upon investigation it was determined the bearing was down. hoist was taken out of service and all employees evacuated.
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
3.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.8 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Automatic emergency-parking brakes.
30 CFR 75.523-3(b)(5) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
4.8 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
569.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.3 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.
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.