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Hampton Branch Mine Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518980

Hampton Branch Mine has $157K in proposed MSHA penalties and $41K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2007–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
281
citations
124
significant & substantial
$156,960
proposed penalties
$96,859
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60,101 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
48
inspections on record
2,808
inspection hours
10.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
281 citations across 2,808 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hampton Branch Mine has $157K in proposed MSHA penalties and $41K outstanding across 12 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$157K
proposed penalties
$138K
current assessed
$97K
paid to date
$41K
outstanding
277 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Hampton Branch Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.31 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 250 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.31
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.67
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
250
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-04-18.
Silica (quartz)
10.6
silica avg (%)
31.1
silica max (%)
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-09-12.
Noise
5%
over PEL
73
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-03-14.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 3 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 7,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,141 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,121 0 0 0.0
Show 43 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 4,743 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,775 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,935 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,804 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,890 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 22,500 9 2 400.0
2015 Q3 25,366 10 5 394.2
2015 Q2 16,373 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,807 7 4 896.6
2014 Q3 36,969 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 39,265 6 2 152.8
2014 Q1 45,896 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 39,061 3 1 76.8
2013 Q3 34,255 4 4 116.8
2013 Q2 34,255 4 3 116.8
2013 Q1 38,491 8 5 207.8
2012 Q4 37,292 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 47,682 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 49,506 14 7 282.8
2012 Q1 52,971 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 46,823 23 6 491.2
2011 Q3 52,126 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 40,182 16 9 398.2
2011 Q1 44,199 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 36,995 13 8 351.4
2010 Q3 31,262 28 8 895.7
2010 Q2 31,539 8 4 253.7
2010 Q1 2,920 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 40,774 12 5 294.3
2009 Q3 59,391 13 7 218.9
2009 Q2 58,514 20 2 341.8
2009 Q1 49,520 9 4 181.7
2008 Q4 52,986 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 48,010 3 2 62.5
2008 Q2 45,469 21 7 461.9
2008 Q1 36,240 14 8 386.3
2007 Q4 31,095 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 31,408 14 9 445.7
2007 Q2 29,534 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 25,994 15 8 577.1
2006 Q4 21,618 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,536 4 4 2604.2
2006 Q2 1,166 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2015 · 3 incidents

September 4, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning holes in beams using a drill and the drill got caught up and twisted his right middle finger.

August 6, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Struck against a moving object

While pushing a tractor trailer up a hill the grader kicked out of gear. EE rolled backwards down the hill and hit the ditch and hillside.

July 23, 2015 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on cable from miner to generator. As he was trimming the cable lead, he cut his left hand with a utility knife.

2014 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

October 16, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James River Coal Service Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was turning water valves inside of dozer and caught his right thumb on a pulley causing a laceraion which required stitches.

2011 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2011 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Coal Service Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was dragging a fuel hose and the hose got caught on a rock pulling him around and hurting his left shoulder.

April 22, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting seals in a main pump on a drill. He was using a pry bar to pry the pump out of the gear box. The pry bar slipped.

2009 · 3 incidents

October 26, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was cleaning coal with a small loader and the coal in the pit broke causing the small loader to land on its side.

September 28, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Two 777D rock trucks hit each other causing one employee to recieve a laceration to the head requiring 7 staples.

March 7, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on dozer and roller frame block fell causing employee to twist left bicep muscle. Started missing work on 3/10/2009.

2008 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2008 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on undercarriage of D-11 dozer, hooked chain and chain slipped and pinched left index finger resulting in 5 stitches.

April 24, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repairing a dozer and a hydraulic hose flipped out of socket striking right eye causing laceration to eyelid.

2007 · 1 incident

November 10, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by flying object

Hit bolt with hammer & bolt broke hitting him in left eye. He was wearing safety glasses.

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