Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Conventional roof support.
30 CFR 75.206(e) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
An unintentional roof fall happened on the S3C-2nd Right entry 7 crosscut 7. It fell out in an intersection on top of a continuous miner. It is believed that the water above the stack rock deteriorated the rock strata causing it to fall. A site specific plan was submitted and approved to clean rock off continuous miner to retrieve it from the fall.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
8.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and repair of seals.
30 CFR 75.337(h) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.
30 CFR 75.807 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.3 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof Control Technical Investigation
97.8 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and repair of seals.
30 CFR 75.337(h) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
30 CFR 75.360(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
30 CFR 75.517 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Respirable dust standards.
30 CFR 70.100(a)(2) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
On 02/15/2026 an unintentional roof fall occurred On the P3-1 (Unit #3) at crosscut #18, entry #3 in the last open crosscut. The fall is approximately 20 foot in length, 30 foot wide and 8 foot thick. It seemed the water bearing sandstone interval came down to approximately 8 foot, causing the immediate roof to fail.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
15.8 on-site hours reported
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.