Buchanan Minerals, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.400 · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.360(f) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Violation — cited standard not reported
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Significant and substantial (S&S) · $13,782.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1909(a)(2) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.503 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.400 · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Approved conveyor belts.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1108(b) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1100-3 · $245.00 proposed penalty
Cable fittings; suitability.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.515 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.517 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,047.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.512 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.403 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Violation — cited standard not reported
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Significant and substantial (S&S) · $13,782.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1714-3(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1403 · $642.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The employee was at 7 East Brk 60 at the Double doors picking up trash/old pipe and loading it on flat cars and as they threw the pipe/trash on the car, employee states that they lost balance and caught themselves with left hand and used the flat car to catch themselves, they felt a pop in left shoulder.
Hoisting
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Accident only
Accident narrative
The angle iron for the stop switch broke off and got fouled between the elevator and the beam causing damage to control leads. The control leads were replaced and PLC's had to be reprogrammed.
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.