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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 F00289B
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported

  2. Handtools (nonpowered)

    accidentRecord 220252660015
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    Employee was struck on the right index finger by a sledge hammer that glanced off the knocker while they were inadvertently installing a speed loader onto the Flexco splicing board while a belt splice was being made. Resulting in a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.

  3. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F00289A
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported

  4. Atmospheric monitoring systems.

    violationRecord 9882790
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.351(k) · $336.00 proposed penalty

  5. Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.

    violationRecord 9878414
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $209.00 proposed penalty

  6. Transformers; installation and guarding.

    violationRecord 3764963
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.509(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,936.00 proposed penalty

  7. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9878413
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty

  8. Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.

    violationRecord 9878412
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.380(d)(7)(iii) · $592.00 proposed penalty

  9. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 8286164
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $432.00 proposed penalty

  10. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 3764962
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $7,676.00 proposed penalty

  11. Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.

    violationRecord 9878411
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  12. Testing, examination, and maintenance of circuit breakers; record.

    violationRecord 3764961
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.800-4(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Immediate notification.

    violationRecord 9882500
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 50.10(d) · $209.00 proposed penalty

  14. Frequency of examinations.

    violationRecord 9878410
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.512-2 · $177.00 proposed penalty

  15. Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9878409
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.512 · $193.00 proposed penalty

  16. Hoisting

    accidentRecord 220252470011
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    The safety catches for the Production Hoist Columbia mini-Cage hoist would not work during a hoisting examination. The Safety Catches were repaired/replaced on 9/2/25 @ 3:30 PM and put back into service.

  17. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F002510
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  18. Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9882499
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.512 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty

  19. Hoisting equipment; general.

    violationRecord 9882498
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1400(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty

  20. Illumination.

    violationRecord 9882497
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.207 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  21. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 9882496
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $209.00 proposed penalty

  22. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F002899
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported

  23. Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.

    violationRecord 8310281
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1909(b)(7) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $883.00 proposed penalty

  24. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F002898
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 14.5 on-site hours reported

  25. Methane monitors.

    violationRecord 9878408
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $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.

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.