Harrison County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Protection of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.606 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured employee was removing "K-Wall" panels and as EE was pushing forward on a panel, EE felt a "pop" in EE's right knee. Finished EE's shift but sought treatment the following day and began missing work. Initial diagnosis is torn ligament around kneecap.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Injured employee was pulling on a cable during a Longwall Power Car move and as EE pulled on the cable, EE hyperextended EE's thumb causing a fracture at the base of the thumb. Employee returned to work EE's next scheduled shift.
Ventilation Technical Investigation
43.5 on-site hours reported
Weekly examination.
30 CFR 75.364(g) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured employee was walking through the #5-6 cross-cut at 116 block to get a ventilation tube. Stated EE stepped over a trailing cable and lost EE's balance and fell. Put EE's right hand out to catch EE's fall and hit the coal rib. Has pain and swelling in EE's wrist. Stated EE did not trip or step on cable or obstruction.
Openings in surface installations; safeguards.
30 CFR 77.204 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Escapeway maps.
30 CFR 75.1505(b) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-4(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Auxiliary fans and tubing.
30 CFR 75.331(a)(4) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Health Technical Investigation
25.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 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.