BELCHER BRANCH safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.5 on-site hours reported
Storage of materials.
30 CFR 77.208(d) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(3) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.
30 CFR 75.807 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Underground sanitary facilities; installation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1712-6(a) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1103-4(b) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-3 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Clamping of trailing cables to equipment.
30 CFR 75.605 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
1.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The employee had watered the scoop batteries. While letting the lid back down to cover them. One of the lids slipped from EE's grip striking the other hand and smashing two fingers on EE's right hand.
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
13.3 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Automatic emergency-parking brakes.
30 CFR 75.523-3(c)(2) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,084.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(3) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $883.00 proposed penalty
On-shift examination.
30 CFR 75.362(f) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.3 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $23,525.00 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.