Harrison County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Deenergization of self-propelled electric face equipment; performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.523-2(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 10.0 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Exploding vessels under pressure
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured employee was cleaning belt water sprays in a spray bar. They brushed against a fire tap at the location they were working, between the top & bottom belt. When they backed out of the belt and stood up, the fire tap valve suddenly blew off the 8" waterline coupler and struck their left ankle, breaking it. Accident caused by a failure at the coupler tee due to corrosion.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
$443.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation Technical Investigation
35.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
400.3 on-site hours reported
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.8 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.3 on-site hours reported
Surface installations; general.
30 CFR 77.200 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured employee hooked a scoop winch hook to a shield on a 30-Ton car to center up the shield on the car. When the scoop operator tightened up the winch rope, the hook slipped off the shield and struck employee's right leg above the knee. They suffered a contusion/bruising, pain & swelling. Employee failed to position themselves in a safe location.
Electrical Technical Investigation
11.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.5 on-site hours reported
Operation of diesel-powered equipment.
30 CFR 75.1916(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,712.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(b) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
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.