Mechanic was drilling a hole in EE's mechanic's truck to install a work light. The drill bit "hung" causing the drill to suddenly twist hitting EE in the mouth. This resulted in a laceration. EE was taken to the ER where EE received 3 stitches. EE returned to work the next day.
Hubbs Hollow Mine Coal
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ferroglobe PLC
Williamsburg,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519916
Hubbs Hollow Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$21,252
proposed penalties
$7,514
paid to date
35% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,738 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
25
inspections on record
805
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: 805 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 Hollow Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$21K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Hubbs Hollow Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 106 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.76
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
106
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-04.
Silica (quartz)
7.3
silica avg (%)
12.1
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-27.
Noise
5%
over PEL
57
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,025 | 1 | 0 | 124.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,742 | 2 | 0 | 296.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,913 | 2 | 0 | 289.3 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,885 | 2 | 0 | 253.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 10,057 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,188 | 4 | 0 | 488.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 7,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,931 | 2 | 1 | 252.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,109 | 5 | 0 | 818.5 |
| 2022 Q4 | 5,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,029 | 1 | 1 | 248.2 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,711 | 3 | 0 | 636.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,745 | 2 | 0 | 534.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
November 19, 2024
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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