ORCHARD BRANCH OWL MINE safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Protection of high-voltage circuits extending underground.
30 CFR 75.802(a)
Lightning arresters; ungrounded and exposed power conductors and telephone wires.
30 CFR 75.521
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(a)
Main mine fan examinations and records.
30 CFR 75.312(e)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
71.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
5.8 on-site hours reported
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(iv) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1909(a)(8) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(b)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1103-4(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.
30 CFR 75.701 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
140.8 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was dropping bolt machine cable. The employee unhooked one side of the nylon hanger to let the cable drop. The weight of the cable spun the hanger around. The metal hook (on the hanger) hooked into the frame of safety glasses and the hook slid up the face cutting the bottom eyelid. It took 6-8 stitches to close the wound.
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Address of record and telephone number.
30 CFR 41.30 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
176.5 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
57.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Handling of materials
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Accident narrative
Employee was setting conveyor tail piece and was placing a crib block under the leg of the tail piece when the tail piece shifted and pinched the employees left thumb. The injury required 3 stitches to close wound.
Spot Inspection
4.5 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was traveling down decline from the portals to the shop area of the underground mine when a mechanical failure occurred in the rear end of the battery personnel carrier EE was operating, which caused excessive speed before overturning the battery powered personnel carrier.
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.