Marion County Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
3.5 on-site hours reported
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
4.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) · $5,144.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured bent over to pick up a powder bag with 4 16 oz. bottles of water in it and felt pain in EE's lower back from a muscle strain/sprain. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.8 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
4.0 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
4.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(c)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Injured operating 15 man personnel carrier down 9 South haulage between 90 and 120 block. Foot came off deadman switch, causing vehicle to go into neutral, injured looked down to switch vehicle back into direction and struck EE's hard hat off the mine roof. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.
Dry chemical devices; capacity; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-9(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Deenergized underground power circuits; idle days—idle shifts.
30 CFR 75.706 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
Unplanned roof fall discovered reportable on 4 belt at 40 block at approximately 12:30 am on 08/24/25. Fall primarily occurred on the offside walkway at the intersection. Fall was approximately 20' long, 6' wide and 4 1/2' high. Area was mined near December of 1967. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 2.3 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
7.5 on-site hours reported
Weekly examination.
30 CFR 75.364(b)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Air quality.
30 CFR 75.321(a)(1) · $313.00 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.