Leer South Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.8 on-site hours reported
Ventilation Technical Investigation
13.5 on-site hours reported
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 18.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Water sprinkler systems; arrangement of sprinklers.
30 CFR 75.1101-8(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Belt air course ventilation.
30 CFR 75.350(a)(2) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
A door switch malfunctioned on the elevator on the landing side in turn caused a fuse to blow. The blown fuse and loss of power caused the VFD to loose its program. Once the switch and fuse were repaired the VFD had to be reprogrammed. There were no individuals on the elevator at any time. The elevator was back in service at 2:18AM.
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured was working on a valve bank while pan line was pushing, toe of boot was down in the connector for the relay bar to the pan. Pinched metatarsal on boot and pinched EE's big toe.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Face ventilation control devices.
30 CFR 75.330(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Explosives and detonators in underground magazines.
30 CFR 75.1312(e)(1) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof Control Technical Investigation
15.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 75.515 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
497.3 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.