Smoky Valley Common Operation-UG safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
30 CFR 57.14207
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
12.8 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee felt ankle give way as they stepped off forklift.
Ground support use.
30 CFR 57.3360 · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Exploding vessels under pressure
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was tramming a bolter to the shop when the bolter suddenly stopped, employee went to see if there was any obvious reason for the bolter to stop when loud pop was heard. The coolant tank sight glass failed, spraying the employee with hot coolant and hydraulic oil. Employee got burns on chest, neck, hands, chin, mouth and nose and was prescribed burn cream and pain reliever.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
7.0 on-site hours reported
Inspection of compressed-air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels.
30 CFR 57.13015(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Violation — cited standard not reported
Fall of roof or back
Accident only
Accident narrative
At approximately 7:20PM the shift supervisor was conducting work area inspections, finding a fall of ground in the 3800 ramp. The fall of ground was above the anchorage zone in an active working area that impeded passage.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
18.5 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
29.3 on-site hours reported
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $20,047.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 57.12008 · $4,047.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
20.5 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was attempting to adjust bolt alignment fingers on bolter using a hammer, while doing so the employees left hand pinky finger got caught between the hammer and the alignment finger causing a laceration. Employee received 7 stitches.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.
30 CFR 48.7(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 57.14100(c) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Isolation or insulation of communication conductors.
30 CFR 57.12010 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 57.12008 · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
17.3 on-site hours reported
Independent contractor register.
30 CFR 45.4(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
15.8 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.