Buchanan Minerals, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.807 · $226.00 proposed penalty
Maintenance of diesel-powered equipment.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1914(a) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1910(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Fire suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1911(h) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was removing a bottom roller and when EE started to remove the hanger, the roller slipped out of EE's hand, striking EE on EE's right ankle. Resulting in a nondisplaced fracture of the Tibia.
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Other safeguards.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1600-3(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Travelways at surface installations.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.205(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
On-shift examination.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.362(a)(3)(vi) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty
Surface installations; general.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.200 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1909(a)(8) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856973.8 on-site hours reported
Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.1731(a) · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.400 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stepping or kneeling on object
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The injured was carrying a roof bolter tram chain when they stepped on a piece of coal/rock causing a fracture to the 5th metatarsal bone in left foot. Started Missing work on 7/2/25
Spot Inspection
Buchanan Mine #1 · 44048566.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
Buchanan Mine #1 · 44048564.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspections
Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported
Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 50.20(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Buchanan Mine #1 · 440485630 CFR 75.503 · $336.00 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.