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Hubbs Holllow: 6 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Barbourville, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519792

Hubbs Holllow has $800 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2018
Latest incident
Aug 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$800
proposed penalties
$800
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mountainside Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
14
inspections on record
157
inspection hours
n/a
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: 157 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hubbs Holllow has $800 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$800
proposed penalties
$800
current assessed
$800
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-03-23.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Hubbs Holllow shows 100% of 7 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: 2016-05-24, 10 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
7
samples
0.50
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2016-06-03, 10 years ago
10.3
silica avg (%)
1
samples
10.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2016-05-24, 10 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mountainside Coal Company 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 0
2017 2
2016 20 39,350
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Hubbs Holllow sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
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
2021 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 986 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 802 2 0 2493.8
2016 Q4 1,042 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,392 1 0 135.3
2016 Q2 10,312 3 1 290.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2018 · 1 incident

August 14, 2018 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company · Struck by flying object

While attempting to start a D10 Cat Dozer, a section of the dash board burst causing glass to be blown out and causing a cut on the employee's arm that required the wound to be sutured.