Buchanan Mine #1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.5 on-site hours reported
Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.
30 CFR 77.1000 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Weekly examination.
30 CFR 75.364(b)(4) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Construction and repair of seals.
30 CFR 75.337(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $755.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Fire protection.
30 CFR 77.306(c) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1910(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.630(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Protective clothing; requirements.
30 CFR 75.1720(e) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Certifications and records of daily examinations.
30 CFR 77.1404 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Fire suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units.
30 CFR 75.1911(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and repair of seals.
30 CFR 75.337(a) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Electrical
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Accident narrative
The employee was assisting in moving the roof bolter in the #2 entry. EE had taken the bolter cable down from the mine roof and was moving the cable out of the roadway and holding the cable with EE's right hand. The injured felt an electrical shock when EE placed EE's left hand onto a cable splice.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.5 on-site hours reported
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
22.0 on-site hours reported
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Violation — cited standard not reported
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1909(a)(5) · $177.00 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.