Winchester Peerless Rachel Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
30 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
30 CFR 75.1403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-4(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Water spray devices; capacity; water supply; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-7(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Water spray devices; capacity; water supply; minimum requirements.
30 CFR 75.1107-7(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee at 2 East Belt take-up found rope fouled in sheave. While using 3/4-ton chain ratchet on roof bolt plate, the plate eye broke, causing a fall and left knee injury. Later diagnosed with torn ACL. Employee continued normal duties until 8/26/2025, when they went off for surgery. First missed shift 8/26/2025. Claimed as NFDL.
Accumulation of combustible materials.
30 CFR 75.400 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
30 CFR 75.604(b) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Inspection of fire suppression devices.
30 CFR 75.1107-16(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
6.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
103(i) · 5.5 on-site hours reported
Roof control plan.
30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 77.505 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
30 CFR 77.505 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
30 CFR 77.205(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 75.601-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.
30 CFR 75.601-1 · $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.