Prairie Eagle-Underground safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $366.00 proposed penalty
On-shift examination.
30 CFR 75.362(d)(3)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 75.904 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee made a splice on the 4th North belt. While hammering nails into the belt splice, the employee started to feel a burning sensation in right hand in the lower palm and wrist area. Employee worked the entire time after the accident until 07/24/2026 when they were taken off work for surgery.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1909(b)(2) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Automatic emergency-parking brakes.
30 CFR 75.523-3(b)(5) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
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Accident narrative
I.E was welding a new steering weldment on coal hauler 142. Some slag fell into EE's glove causing the employee to burn EE's left forearm. 4 days later on 2/17/2026 EE began to have redness and swelling in the area. EE was taken to the doctor and prescribed medicine to treat infection in the arm.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation
5.5 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
I.E. was cleaning around the wet duster slurry pump and EE's glove was caught. This resulted in a avulsion of the left index fingernail, nail bed, and also broke the bone in the end of this left index finger.
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.3 on-site hours reported
Weekly examination.
30 CFR 75.364(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Weekly examination.
30 CFR 75.364(h) · $209.00 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.