Harrison County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Identification of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 77.904 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Fall of roof or back
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was hooking up the dust hose on the duster on the loader when a piece of coal/rock fell from between the straps and hit employee in the neck and shoulder area on EE's right side.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
8.0 on-site hours reported
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(p) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,676.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was operating the miner when a piece of coal/rock fell between the roof straps and landed on EE's right foot. EE fractured EE's pinky toe and had some bruising in EE's other toes.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-2(b) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Criteria—Belt conveyors.
30 CFR 75.1403-5(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured employee was getting roof bolting supplies out of a scoop bucket to supply up a roof bolter. As EE picked up a bundle of channel strap plates, EE felt a shocking pain in EE's lower back. Became sore and stiff and was unable to finish EE's shift.
Powered haulage
Perm tot or perm prtl disablty
Accident narrative
Injured employee was attempting to cross the Longwall face conveyor chain at the tailgate end of the face. As EE was stepping across, EE's right foot went down in the opening at the end of the Eicotrack and a chain flight struck EE's right leg, amputating it below the knee.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
8.8 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was walking down the 800 Belt catwalk "spotting" a roller for change out, when EE slipped on loose coal spillage and fell backward on EE's left leg causing a fracture to EE's fibula bone. Employee is experienced and was wearing required PPE. No rules or regulations were violated.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $165.00 proposed penalty
Criteria—Belt conveyors.
30 CFR 75.1403-5(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $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.