Winchester Peerless Rachel Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
30 CFR 75.360(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Ventilation controls.
30 CFR 75.333(h) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 77.400(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
347.3 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
4.0 on-site hours reported
Clamping of trailing cables to equipment.
30 CFR 75.605 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Escapeway maps.
30 CFR 75.1505(b) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Mechanical equipment guards.
30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; examination and test requirements.
30 CFR 75.1103-8(c) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported
On-shift examination.
30 CFR 75.362(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.
30 CFR 75.701 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Dust disease of lungs
Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis with a 20% pulmonary function impairment after evaluation.
Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.
30 CFR 75.1600-2(e) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
30 CFR 75.503 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Water spray devices; capacity; water supply; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-7(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
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Accident narrative
Employee installed inside roof bolt with 54"x12" strap and swung out to drill outside hole. While lining strap hole with drill steel they stepped on loose rock, slipped and struck right wrist on strap edge between glove cuff and Kevlar sleeve, causing laceration. Treated with 7 sutures. Full release, no restrictions; returned 12/12/2025 to normal duties. Medical Treatment Only.
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
30 CFR 75.1714-3(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
30 CFR 75.202(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Air quality.
30 CFR 75.321(a)(1) · $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.