HOPEDALE MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Ventilation Technical Investigation
35.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Examinations.
30 CFR 75.1433(c) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Initial measurement.
30 CFR 75.1432 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EE was removing stone that had fallen on the continuous miner. EE had both hands on a stone when their right hand slipped off causing the stone to fall. Which caused the stone to strike their left hand to strike the shovel.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.0 on-site hours reported
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 75.1100-2(e) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(b) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(b) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Criteria—Belt conveyors.
30 CFR 75.1403-5(g) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was putting rub rail back on the continuous miner. EE caught EE's finger between the rail and the c/m.
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
At 11:20pm a call was made outside saying a roof fall was discovered on East A belt. At 11:22pm MSHA was notified. Upon investigation of the roof fall it was determined that the fall did not meet the criteria for reportable accident. Roof stone had fallen out from around the roof bolts. The area was approximately 14 feet long x 8 feet wide x 3.5 feet high.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
185.5 on-site hours reported
Health Technical Investigation
2.5 on-site hours reported
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
What was originally thought to be a roof fall was actually a non-reportable occurrence. The immediate roof had fallen but was not above anchorage. The area was the track entry on 7 Seam A track at 55 crosscut. The area was cleaned and additional bolts installed.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Rock dusting.
30 CFR 75.402 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503
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.