Buchanan Mine #1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was struck on the right index finger by a sledge hammer that glanced off the knocker while they were inadvertently installing a speed loader onto the Flexco splicing board while a belt splice was being made. Resulting in a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Atmospheric monitoring systems.
30 CFR 75.351(k) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Transformers; installation and guarding.
30 CFR 77.509(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(iii) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,676.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing, examination, and maintenance of circuit breakers; record.
30 CFR 75.800-4(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Immediate notification.
30 CFR 50.10(d) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Frequency of examinations.
30 CFR 75.512-2 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
The safety catches for the Production Hoist Columbia mini-Cage hoist would not work during a hoisting examination. The Safety Catches were repaired/replaced on 9/2/25 @ 3:30 PM and put back into service.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting equipment; general.
30 CFR 75.1400(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Illumination.
30 CFR 77.207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1110 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1909(b)(7) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 14.5 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $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.