Cumberland Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Criteria—Self-propelled personnel carriers.
30 CFR 75.1403-6(b)(3) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.630(b) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Entrapment
Accident only
Accident narrative
2 employees were ascending in a man-lift bucket to change rollers on the slope belt. The operator had to tram forward to clear a catwalk, and one wheel of the man-lift sunk in soft material, which caused the lift to tilt. The lift shut off automatically, and the employees were stuck until lowered by the FD.
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The employee was in the bolter station when the miner advanced a piece of rock that got caught between the back support and the rib, causing the jack to yield due to the bolter back stop not fully extended, causing the employee to sprain their left ankle. The employee was taken off work on 4/30/2025. This is being reported as an LTA.
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 10.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(b) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
30 CFR 75.360(b)(11)(iii) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $2,712.00 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.