Bluff City Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection
3.0 on-site hours reported
Warnings prior to starting or moving equipment.
30 CFR 57.14200
Surface electric substations and liquid storage facilities.
30 CFR 57.4130(b)
Safe access.
30 CFR 57.11001
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
38.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee notified mine management of pain in their shoulder / neck area from operating the yard loader. Employee was seen by a Dr. on 09/14/2026 and given physical therapy.
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 57.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
33.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
4.0 on-site hours reported
Protective equipment and clothing for hazards and irritants.
30 CFR 57.15006 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
30 CFR 48.27(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,676.00 proposed penalty
Work on power circuits.
30 CFR 57.12017 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $8,529.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
0.0 on-site hours reported
Protection of persons at switchgear.
30 CFR 57.12020 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Electrical
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
The employee was attempting to trouble shoot an issue on the 3/4-inch stacker inside the MCC. The employee opened the bucket of the MCC and did not turn off the power to the bucket, while attempting to remove a fuse an arc flash occurred injuring the employees' hands.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
10.8 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 57.12028 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Grounding transformer and switchgear enclosures.
30 CFR 57.12026 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 57.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $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.