Tunnel City safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While changing screens on a Rotex, the screen deck slipped from the employee's hands. The employee attempted to catch the falling deck, which struck their right forearm, causing a laceration that required five stitches.
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Field service technician was working on grease lines on 988H loader lift arm. The wrench slipped when the line broke causing the techs hand to strike the corner of their safety glasses and caused a laceration to the right side of the head near the eyebrow temple area.
Procedures during repairs or maintenance.
30 CFR 56.14105 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,676.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
10.3 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
37.5 on-site hours reported
Warning signs.
30 CFR 56.4101 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
41.3 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was walking on slightly uneven ground and felt a slight pop in left knee. Physical therapy on 11/20/25 made it become a reportable incident.
Handtools (nonpowered)
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While employee was trimming belt edges on BC-1004, they had another employee switch out the blade on their utility knife because it was getting dull. Once they resumed cutting, the new blade cut better than anticipated resulting in contact with their other hand, which resulted in 12 stitches. Employee was wearing gloves while performing this task.
Special Emphasis Programs
0.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
32.5 on-site hours reported
Operating speeds and control of equipment.
30 CFR 56.9101 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspection
4.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Scope of the job was to utilize scrapers to transport overburden soil to fill in washouts along a slope within the mine with assistance from a dozer. In this process a scraper operator was braking then started to lose traction and began to slide sideways until the left front tire of the scraper dropped into a washout, thus jackknifing the scraper, causing the cab to overturn.
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.