Knight Hawk Coal LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Spot Inspections
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 1103147103(i) · 6.5 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.512 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Self-rescue devices; use and location requirements.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.1714-2(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Proximity detection systems.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.1732(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 11031473.5 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.512 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $366.00 proposed penalty
Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.1910(f) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Deenergization of self-propelled electric face equipment; performance requirements.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.523-2(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 1103147103(i) · 4.5 on-site hours reported
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.202(a) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Fire
Prairie Eagle · 1103143Accident only
Accident narrative
A hot spot occurred on the south side of the raw coal pile at the Prairie Eagle East Portal.
On-shift examination.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.362(d)(3)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Deenergization of self-propelled electric face equipment; performance requirements.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.523-2(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.400 · $1,126.00 proposed penalty
Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $245.00 proposed penalty
Fire suppression systems for diesel-powered equipment and fuel transportation units.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.1911(i) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Methane monitors.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 1103147Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was dragging jumper cable in the battery barn to change batteries. Employee injured their right hamstring and was taken off due to the restrictions from a doctor on 3/10/2026.
Automatic fire sensors and manual actuators; installation; minimum requirements.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.1107-4(c) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Prairie Eagle-Underground · 110314730 CFR 75.503 · $288.00 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.