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Bluff City Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F01259B

    31.3 on-site hours reported

  2. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220253440014

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    The employee was exiting breakroom walking back to sweeper truck, during snowstorm slipped and fell on snow.

  3. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F023A60

    31.5 on-site hours reported

  4. Correction of hazardous conditions.

    violationRecord 9788815

    30 CFR 57.3200 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 5015003

    30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F00BE09

    2.5 on-site hours reported

  7. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F023A58

    5.0 on-site hours reported

  8. Compliance Follow-up Inspection

    inspectionRecord F01258E

    2.0 on-site hours reported

  9. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F023A51

    19.0 on-site hours reported

  10. Operating speeds and control of equipment.

    violationRecord 9788450

    30 CFR 57.9101 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  11. Powered haulage

    accidentRecord 220252410013

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    The employee was operating a haul truck and struck a pillar. Investigations led mine management to believe that the operator of the truck fell asleep.

  12. Moving machine parts.

    violationRecord 9788364

    30 CFR 57.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Safe access.

    violationRecord 9788363

    30 CFR 57.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  14. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F007B68

    25.8 on-site hours reported

  15. Horns and backup alarms for surface equipment.

    violationRecord 9781967

    30 CFR 57.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Escapeways and refuges.

    violationRecord 9781966

    30 CFR 57.11050(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  17. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F011865

    24.0 on-site hours reported

  18. General requirements.

    violationRecord 9781965

    30 CFR 57.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F00BDFB

    4.0 on-site hours reported

  20. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220251070006

    Days restricted activity only

    Accident narrative

    While the employee was stepping off of a platform, stepped down with left leg and felt a pop in the right knee. On 4-7-25 Injury became reportable due to injection.

  21. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord 7012074

    22.8 on-site hours reported

  22. Testing grounding systems.

    violationRecord 9788136

    30 CFR 57.12028 · $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.