Marion County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Entrapment
Accident only
Accident narrative
10 miners entrapped on Metz Elevator until 8:38 pm when a VFD failed on the elevator. The miners were exiting the mine and were still approximately 700' down the shaft. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
Lowering empty trash car down Sugar Run Slope that de-railed around the 1492 mark, allowing rope slack to build up and coil behind the brake car. When tension was re-applied the rope caught on itself resulting in a kink in the rope approx. 700' away from the brake car. Hoist taken out of service until rope replaced. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
7.8 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
Unplanned roof fall discovered reportable at 21 block 3 belt. Fall approximately 14' wide, 14' long and 5' high. 21 block overcast was damaged and compromised from the roof fall. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or ppe.
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $288.00 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.