Freedom Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
6.0 on-site hours reported
Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection.
30 CFR 77.1713(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Immediate notification.
30 CFR 50.10(b)
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
18.5 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
An employee was working to change out a cylinder on a personnel lift on a dozer in the shop. At some point during the process, they stepped into the basket, and it free-fell approximately three-quarters of the way down. During the decent, the employee fell from the basket to the ground, hitting EE's head.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
143.5 on-site hours reported
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
30 CFR 48.27(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(e) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(e) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 77.512 · $549.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
131.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was getting out of a pickup to throw away trash and when their left foot contacted the ground, they felt a pain in their left knee. Medical attention was sought, and crutches and a knee brace were issued.
Spot Inspection
11.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
14.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(e) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(b) · $165.00 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.