Shoals Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 57.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
54.3 on-site hours reported
Hoisting
Accident only
Accident narrative
The hoist operator reported a chute issue. Production supervisor was notified at 9:18AM that maintenance was going to check the chute. The time reached the 30 minute mark at 9:48AM and an evacuation order was given. MSHA hotline was then notified at 9:56AM. Excess material was not allowing the chute to close causing a fault to the PLC. No miners were injured.
Exposure monitoring.
30 CFR 57.5002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Exposure monitoring.
30 CFR 57.5002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty
Immediate notification.
30 CFR 50.10(d) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Examination of working places.
30 CFR 57.18002 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Inundation
Accident only
Accident narrative
During an MSHA inspection of the "HP7 area", H2S gas was found near barricade points from the water containment area that fluctuated under and over 25 ppm around the barricade. A "K" order was issued. The inspector made a phone call and was directed to make this a reportable incident categorized as an "inundation" at approximately 2:02 p.m. I reported to MSHA hotline at 2:10 p.m.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
68.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
30 CFR 57.5001(a)/57.5005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
28.8 on-site hours 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.