Blue Creek Mine No. 1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.
30 CFR 75.1600-3(a)(2) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
30 CFR 75.360(g) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
7.3 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.3 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,383.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,383.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Escapeway maps.
30 CFR 75.1505(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
4.5 on-site hours reported
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Fatality
Accident narrative
Employee was discovered at shield 74. The employee was found caught between the shield resulting in a head crushing injury. Employee was transported to the surface and EMS performed CPR until time of death was called.
Fatal Accident Investigation
78.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
407.3 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,383.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Storage of liquefied and nonliquefied compressed gas cylinders; requirements.
30 CFR 75.1106-3(a)(2) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $1,037.00 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.