Sunrise Coal, LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Roof control plan.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $4,047.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 72.630(b) · $226.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $165.00 proposed penalty
Conventional roof support.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.206(e) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof control plan.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394Accident only
Accident narrative
An unintentional roof fall happened on the S3C-2nd Right entry 7 crosscut 7. It fell out in an intersection on top of a continuous miner. It is believed that the water above the stack rock deteriorated the rock strata causing it to fall. A site specific plan was submitted and approved to clean rock off continuous miner to retrieve it from the fall.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 12023948.0 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394Spot Inspections
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and repair of seals.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.337(h) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.807 · $504.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.503 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394103(i) · 5.3 on-site hours reported
Methane monitors.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Roof Control Technical Investigation
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239497.8 on-site hours reported
Accumulation of combustible materials.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.400 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Construction and repair of seals.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.337(h) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394103(i) · 5.0 on-site hours reported
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Preshift examination at fixed intervals.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.360(g) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 75.517 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394103(i) · 7.0 on-site hours reported
Respirable dust standards.
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 120239430 CFR 70.100(a)(2) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Fall of roof or back
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 · 1202394Accident only
Accident narrative
On 02/15/2026 an unintentional roof fall occurred On the P3-1 (Unit #3) at crosscut #18, entry #3 in the last open crosscut. The fall is approximately 20 foot in length, 30 foot wide and 8 foot thick. It seemed the water bearing sandstone interval came down to approximately 8 foot, causing the immediate roof to fail.
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.