Gibson South safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting a piece of scrape belt to make DTI pads when the blade slipped contacting the employees left forearm resulting in a laceration. (1) lace suture was required to close the wound.
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was loading a shuttle car in the first turn of 7 right. They went to take a step back and lost footing and fell backwards striking their head, neck and upper back against the shuttle car resulting in an acute fracture of the T6 vertebrae. Employee is expected to make a full recovery without surgery being required. They started missing work on 08/27/2025.
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While handing an angle grinder to EE's supervisor, EE inadvertently contacted the rotating grinding wheel with EE's left hand resulting in a laceration. (8) sutures were required to close the wound.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was picking up a hollow block while building an intake stopping and felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. EE was placed off work beginning on 08/14/2025 for a lower back strain.
Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 75.601-1 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was moving miner cable over in order to hang when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower abdomen. EE was later seen by a doctor and diagnosed with a hernia. EE underwent surgery on 8/11/2025 and is expected to make a full recovery.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 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.