Buchanan Minerals, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Ventilation controls.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.333(h) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Dust disease of lungs
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.400 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 6.8 on-site hours reported
Travelways at surface installations.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.205(a) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Transformers; installation and guarding.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.509(a) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.502 · $592.00 proposed penalty
Transformers; installation and guarding.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.509(c) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(vii)(B) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.516 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.505 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1107-4(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
The employee was starting to drill the first hole in the last row when a triangle shaped piece of rock measuring 12.5" x 6" x 1.5" fell from the roof around the drill steel deflecting off of the rotating drill pot striking the employee on the right wrist just above the glove line causing a laceration that required sutures to close.
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.403 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.403 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.517 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.400 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handtools (nonpowered)
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The injured was trying to insert/align a shear pin in the relay bar on shield #2. While trying to align the pin, a come-along that was hooked from the header to the relay bar became unhooked, striking the employee on the top of the right hand causing a laceration which required sutures to close.
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.