Buchanan Mine #1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Map of electrical system.
30 CFR 75.508 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.3 on-site hours reported
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Replace Friction Drum liners on Horn Mountain Portal (9 Vent) Hoist
Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.
30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee lifting an 18' ventilation slider to line up to slide into a piece of 20' ventilation tubing, an employee in the back of the slider heard someone say push the slider and when EE did the foreman's finger was struck against the D-ring of the slider and the 20' tubing. Resulting in a fracture, and a laceration that required 2 sutures to the tip of EE's left middle finger.
Atmospheric monitoring systems.
30 CFR 75.351(k) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Fire suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units.
30 CFR 75.1911(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Fire suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units.
30 CFR 75.1911(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-3 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Automatic emergency-parking brakes.
30 CFR 75.523-3(c)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $267.00 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.