Hazard Star Loadout has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
66
citations
25
significant & substantial
$9,799
proposed penalties
$7,939
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,860 gap.
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.
Rate withheld: 419 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hazard Star Loadout has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
15citations taken to the federal commission · 23% of citations on record
Settled
15 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-07-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Hazard Star Loadout shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2010-04-20, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.68
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CRUSHER ATTENDANT3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2016
1
2015
3
2014
2
2013
2
2012
1
2011
3
2010
2
2009
5
2008
3
2007
5
2006
14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Hazard Star Loadout sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2016 Q3
2,064
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
2,208
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
2,016
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,088
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3
2,015
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,352
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
1,008
1
0
992.1
2011 Q4
1,176
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,176
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,184
1
0
457.9
2010 Q4
520
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,016
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,136
9
0
4213.5
2009 Q4
2,184
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,649
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
4,109
10
1
2433.7
2008 Q4
5,718
7
1
1224.2
2008 Q3
3,782
2
0
528.8
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
13,613
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
6,966
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,738
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
12,014
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1995 · 1 incident
January 16, 1995KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK OF TRUCK WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK THERE WAS NOT WITNESS TO THE FALL EMPLOYEE TOLD SCALEPERSON
1994 · 1 incident
May 6, 1994KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UPWARD ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN IT CAME LOOSE A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE
1984 · 1 incident
February 23, 1984KY · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhorn Processing · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING WATER SAMPLES AND HAD BOTTLES IN HIS ARM ONE CAP WAS LOOSE AND NITRIC ACID CONTACTED HIS CHEST THE AREA AFFECTED WAS APPROX 11/2INX1IN