SUFCO safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,152.00 proposed penalty
Violation — cited standard not reported
Maintenance of diesel-powered equipment.
30 CFR 75.1914(a) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.
30 CFR 75.1600-2(e) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Underground storage, lubricating oil and grease.
30 CFR 75.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Other
Injuries due to natural causes
Accident narrative
EE was working in the beltline and stated that EE was not feeling good, after sitting down EE collapsed EE's Co-workers checked EE and found no pulse at which time they began CPR, an AED was retrieved. EE was brought outside with CPR in progress. Around 3:50 AM EE was transferred to Sevier County EMS and taken to the Medical Examiner.
Non-Chargeable Accident Investigation
8.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
30 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
5.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
30 CFR 75.1909(b)(5) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
557.5 on-site hours reported
Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.
30 CFR 75.1600-3(a)(1) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Escapeway maps.
30 CFR 75.1505(b) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Powered haulage
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee lost the balance of the doors on the forks of the skid steers and got hand caught between the door and headache rack on skid steer causing injury.
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was proceeding to advance TG shields from transition as face was advancing and a chunk of coal fell out and hit in the back causing them to accidentally fall forward causing injury to their leg.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was changing out gas bottles and put one on a dolly. It started to fall off and employee tried to catch from falling and accidentally caused injury to fingers.
Atmospheric monitoring systems.
30 CFR 75.351(k) · $151.00 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.