BELCHER BRANCH safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $18,504.00 proposed penalty
Storage of liquefied and nonliquefied compressed gas cylinders; requirements.
30 CFR 75.1106-3(a)(2) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(4) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1103-4(a)(1)(i) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $6,037.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(d) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Oil and gas wells.
30 CFR 75.1700 · $7,084.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Injured employee was placing expanded metal guarding on the head drive when the metal slid around and caught EE's left pinky finger against the rib.
Handling of materials
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Injured Employee was putting in belt structure and smashed right index finger.
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $10,569.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was plastering stopping when the employees foot slipped of the ladder causing the employee to fall and roll right ankle.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was dropping the high voltage cable and tie wire went under the employee's safety glasses striking the employee's right eye.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
$12,723.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(c) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Status change reports.
30 CFR 70.212(a) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Construction and repair of seals.
30 CFR 75.337(h) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.630(b)
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $7,872.00 proposed penalty
Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-3 · $398.00 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.
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.