HOPEDALE MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was roof bolting a corner. As EE was retracting EE's side it caught the roof. Upon catching the roof it caused the slide out on the canopy to gap open EE caught EE's fingers in the gap.
Rock dusting.
30 CFR 75.402 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
8.0 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Hopedale Mine elevator was down due to electrical problems. The elevator was repaired and placed back in service at 8:15 pm on 7/18/2025.
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
At approximately 12:30 pm A supply man discovered a roof fall on the mantrip bottom.
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Roof Control Technical Investigation
8.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,497.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,383.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
5.0 on-site hours reported
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
A roof fall was discovered on the East A Track at crosscut No. 9. The fall was cleaned and rebolted.
Health Technical Investigation
8.3 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
154.5 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.