Henderson County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was discharging a fire suppression hose to install on a new header when they lost control causing the hose to come back striking them in the groin. They had surgery the same day and began missing work on 7/8/25 as they were unable to perform their regular duties.
Mine emergency evacuation training and drills.
30 CFR 75.1504(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Refuge alternatives.
30 CFR 75.1506(c)(1) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
513.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(i) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
4.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-4(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.606 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.606 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.
30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slippage and sequence switches.
30 CFR 75.1102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.
30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.
30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was installing a pin and a head came out of the roof, striking EE in the right arm. On 5/21/25 EE was diagnosed with a fracture to EE's right elbow and was taken off work as EE was unable to perform EE's normal work duties.
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
On 5/13/2025 employee was standing a bundle of mesh up to lean it against the rib when EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder. Employee continued to work without restrictions performing EE's normal task, and was seen by a doctor and was taken off work on 5/21/2025 as EE would not be able to perform EE's normal work duties
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(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.