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Buchanan Minerals, LLC safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F017E82
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  2. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220261420019
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Perm tot or perm prtl disablty

    Accident narrative

    The injured was drilling into the rib to install a rib bolt, when EE was bringing the drill head back toward EE, EE caught EE's right ring finger between the inner mast and inner carriage area of drill head and the drill station frame.

  3. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220261350001
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    Bad relay on the brake control that did not let it get another voltage to release the brakes. Back in operation on 5/14/26 at 9:15 AM

  4. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9215120
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $313.00 proposed penalty

  5. Weekly examination.

    violationRecord 8303596
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.364(g) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  6. Weekly examination.

    violationRecord 8303595
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.364(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  7. Smoking programs.

    violationRecord 8303594
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1702-1 · $177.00 proposed penalty

  8. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F00EBF5
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported

  9. Face ventilation control devices.

    violationRecord 8303593
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.330(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. Inspection and cover plates.

    violationRecord 9271774
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.512 · $592.00 proposed penalty

  11. Surface installations; general.

    violationRecord 9271773
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.200 · $267.00 proposed penalty

  12. Dust accumulations in surface installations.

    violationRecord 9271772
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.202 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty

  13. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9271243
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $1,818.00 proposed penalty

  14. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9271242
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,047.00 proposed penalty

  15. Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.

    violationRecord 8303592
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty

  16. Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.

    violationRecord 9215119
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.403 · $288.00 proposed penalty

  17. Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.

    violationRecord 9271241
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1731(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty

  18. Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.

    violationRecord 9271240
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1731(a) · $465.00 proposed penalty

  19. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9215118
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $313.00 proposed penalty

  20. Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.

    violationRecord 9271239
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.517 · $288.00 proposed penalty

  21. Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.

    violationRecord 9271238
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty

  22. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0028A6
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  23. Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.

    violationRecord 9878453
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty

  24. Disconnecting devices.

    violationRecord 9271771
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.903 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty

  25. Disconnecting devices.

    violationRecord 9271770
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.903 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 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.

Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.

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.