SHM 27 Highwall Miner safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
25.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
2.3 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
3.5 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
0.8 on-site hours reported
Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection.
30 CFR 77.1713(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $9,239.00 proposed penalty
Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.
30 CFR 77.1000 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $8,315.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
3.3 on-site hours reported
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(d) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
17.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
After trouble shooting a fault issue, crew exited base frame of the highwall miner utilizing the right rear ladder below the BPM. Injured was the last one down, as they stepped to the ground right ankle rolled causing them to fall. EE was transported personal vehicle to Regional Hospital Emergency Department. EE is advised to follow up with an orthopedic specialist.
Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.
30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Dust accumulations in surface installations.
30 CFR 77.202 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
30 CFR 77.1605(d) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Storage of materials.
30 CFR 77.208(e) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.502 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 77.505 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Ground control; inspection and maintenance; general.
30 CFR 77.1004(b) · $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.