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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. Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.

    violationRecord 8285978
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.403 · $465.00 proposed penalty

  2. Dust disease of lungs

    accidentRecord 220250430010
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6

    Accident narrative

    Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

  3. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220250490028
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Injured picked up a trash bag loaded with empty rock dust bags and attempted to throw the bag into a chain box @ the 16 East supply hole and felt a pop in lower back. The trash bag was less than half full. The employee was diagnosed with a herniated disc.

  4. Communications facilities; refuge alternatives.

    violationRecord 9882747
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1600-3(a)(1) · $209.00 proposed penalty

  5. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0024F8
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  6. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F002886
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 6.0 on-site hours reported

  7. Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.

    violationRecord 8285977
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.403 · $245.00 proposed penalty

  8. Low-, medium-, or high-voltage distribution circuits and equipment; repair.

    violationRecord 9882745
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.511 · $226.00 proposed penalty

  9. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9882744
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $1,550.00 proposed penalty

  10. Quarterly sampling; designated areas.

    violationRecord 8286132
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 70.209(d)(1) · $336.00 proposed penalty

  11. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F002885
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported

  12. Methane monitors.

    violationRecord 8285976
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $267.00 proposed penalty

  13. Weekly examination.

    violationRecord 9882743
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.364(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  14. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220250310009
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    The employee was attempting to get a flat car off of 8 vent cage when a piece of ice fell from the shaft wall and struck the employee on the left side and back. The strike resulted in a hematoma just above the left elbow.

  15. Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.

    violationRecord 8285975
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 72.630(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty

  16. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 7363294
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  17. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0024F7
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  18. Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.

    violationRecord 8282583
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.202(a) · $226.00 proposed penalty

  19. Mechanical equipment guards.

    violationRecord 9882742
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1722(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $504.00 proposed penalty

  20. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0024F6
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    103(i) · 7.5 on-site hours reported

  21. Quarterly sampling; designated work positions.

    violationRecord 8286131
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 71.206(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.

    violationRecord 8285974
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1910(j) · $226.00 proposed penalty

  23. Other safeguards.

    violationRecord 9882741
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,126.00 proposed penalty

  24. Accumulation of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 9882740
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.400 · $504.00 proposed penalty

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

    violationRecord 9882739
    Buchanan Mine #1 · 4404856

    30 CFR 75.1909(a)(1) · $226.00 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.