Leer South Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(c) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Storage of liquefied and nonliquefied compressed gas cylinders; requirements.
30 CFR 75.1106-3(a)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Installation of electric equipment and conductors; permissibility.
30 CFR 75.1002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(d)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
The Mine Elevator was down due to a power outage from two high voltage lines coming in contact from high winds. One of the high voltage lines completely separated in this event.
Hazardous conditions and violations of mandatory health or safety standards; posting, correcting, and recording.
30 CFR 75.363(a) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $883.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Actions for excessive methane.
30 CFR 75.323(b)(2)(i) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
10.5 on-site hours reported
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.630(d) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Roof bolting.
30 CFR 75.204(d) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Belt air course ventilation.
30 CFR 75.350(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 77.904 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Installation of electric equipment and conductors; permissibility.
30 CFR 75.1002(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
While aligning a shield, shear operator stopped advancing the shear, during the stop a rock fell from the top and glanced off the spinning drum and hit the employee in the side of the face.
Supplemental support materials, equipment and tools.
30 CFR 75.214(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.