Leer South Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a)
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Clamping of trailing cables to equipment.
30 CFR 75.605 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Dry chemical devices; capacity; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-9(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-4(a)(2)(i) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
While operating a bolt machine, injured turned to grab supplies when EE felt a pop in EE's left knee, EE finished EE's shift. Next day was taken to be seen and referred to a specialist who put EE off work until EE receives an MRI.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 8.5 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
During an inspection of the Main Mine elevator, an individual was trapped due to a failure of the rope gripper. Cause of this was low oil level. The elevator was repaired with no injuries occurring and back in operation by 7:00am
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Maintenance of diesel-powered equipment.
30 CFR 75.1914(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(e)(1)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Underground electrical installations.
30 CFR 75.340(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-4(a)(2)(i) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 9.8 on-site hours reported
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
An unplanned roof fall occurred on 11HG Longwall on 08/29/26. There were no injuries or ventilation issues due to the fall. The fall has been cleaned up and mining has resumed.
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 11HG Longwall section on 8/29/26 at the stageloader/gatebox area. No injuries occurred with no damage to any equipment or ventilation controls. The area has been dangered off and additional roof support has been set. After the area was secured and made safe, mining then resumed as normal.
Violation — cited standard not 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.