Berwind Deep Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 75.515 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Other
Injuries due to natural causes
Accident narrative
A belt examiner was found alone in the mine and unresponsive. Attempts to resuscitate the employee were unsuccessful and the employee was pronounced dead upon arrival on the surface. It's our position this death was not mine related and we reserve the right to retract this filing upon MSHA chargeable ruling.
Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation
20.8 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(2) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 10.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was operating a rubber-tired personnel carrier when EE entered a crosscut and inadvertently drove over a belt scraper that was lying on the mine floor. As the vehicle passed over the scraper, it cantilevered upward and struck the employee on the left side of EE's face and shoulder, resulting in injury.
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.5 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,144.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.630(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-2(f) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Belt air course ventilation.
30 CFR 75.350(a)(2) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-2(a)(1) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Identification check system.
30 CFR 75.1715 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $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.
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.