Blue Creek Mine No. 1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
425.0 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was connecting a beam, one side was hung on a column. As employee started to bolt one end of the beam the other end freed up pinching employee's hand with the beam. The employee received a laceration on the middle finger. Employee was taken to Urgent Care where the laceration was cleaned. A finger splint was placed on the finger, no stitches.
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Refuge alternatives.
30 CFR 75.1506(h)(1) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(vii)(A) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(vii) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Escapeway maps.
30 CFR 75.1505(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(iv) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(e)(1)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(vi) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Surface installations; general.
30 CFR 77.200 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair.
30 CFR 75.511 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Electrical
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee is the continuous miner sections electrician and was called to the miner for an error code of "MCT Top' code. When the employee arrived at the miner, employee knocked the breaker panel & the inner breaker panel. Began opening the left side panel box. Employee was looking around inside that location & then an arc flash occurred, & employee had received an electrical shock.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
20.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $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.