Mine Safety Commission Meets Openly: Quarry Cases on September Agenda
Published Date: 9/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will hold an open meeting on September 16, 2025, to discuss a safety case involving Cactus Canyon Quarries. This affects miners, companies, and safety regulators by clarifying rules and deadlines around mine safety penalties. No new costs are announced, but the meeting sets important legal and safety decisions in motion.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Whether Fairland Plant Is a 'Mine'
On September 16, 2025 at 10 a.m., the Commission will decide whether Cactus Canyon Quarries’ Fairland Plant qualifies as a “mine” under section 3(h)(1)(c) of the Mine Act (30 U.S.C. 802(h)(1)(c)) in Docket No. CENT 2022-0010. This decision will clarify whether the Fairland Plant is subject to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s jurisdiction and related safety enforcement.
Review of Safety Violation 30 CFR 56.12019
At the open meeting on September 16, 2025, the Commission will consider whether the Judge erred in affirming a violation of the safety standard at 30 CFR 56.12019 in Secretary of Labor v. Cactus Canyon Quarries, Inc., Docket No. CENT 2022-0010. The outcome will clarify enforcement of that specific safety standard and could affect penalties or compliance expectations tied to 30 CFR 56.12019.
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