Huff Preparation Plant has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1986–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
130
citations
39
significant & substantial
$18,724
proposed penalties
$17,391
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,333 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
55
inspections on record
1,420
inspection hours
9.2
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.
130 citations across 1,420 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Huff Preparation Plant has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Huff Preparation Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.24 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 86 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.
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
EE was sandblasting and pulling the air hose when something got caught on the ground pulling EE backwards, EE then felt something pop in his lower/mid back. EE did not tell anyone that he had hurt his self until a day later. EE was taken to see the doctor and placed on light duty on 8-7-12.
MOBILE EQUIP. OPERATOR WORKING IN CLEAN COAL STOCKPILE. HAD CLEANED OFF 2 OF THE GRAVITY FEED POINTS WITH FRONT END LOADER, THEN DISMOUNTED LOADER, WALKED TO THE #4 FEEDER POINT TO DISLODGE CO AL AND FELL THROUGH THE FEED POINT ON TO BELT.
WHILE CONNECTING PULL CABLE TO RR CAR, SLIPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT THE FALL, HIS HAND OR THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE HOOK AND RR CAR.
1993 · 1 incident
February 8, 1993KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOEYE WAS YSING A CABLE HOIST TO LOWER A COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT TO THE PLANT FLOOR.AS HE LOWERED THE COUNTER BALANCE HE NOTICED THAT THE HOISTS CABLE WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE FL OOR.THE EMPLOYEE AND A HELPER MANUALLY LIFTED AND LOWERED THE COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT TO THE PLANT FLOOR.THIS RESULTED IN THE INJURY OF THE EMPLOYEE.
1990 · 6 incidents
May 17, 1990KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RAIL CARS UNDER LOADOUT.THE EMPLOYEE STEP DOWN FROM THE CAR LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
February 12, 1990KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER EMPLOYEE REPLACED A HOSE ON THE ENDLOADER EMPLOYEE THREW THE HOSE ON THE GROUND EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE MACHINE STEPPING ON THE HOSE TWISTING T HE RIGHT FOOT & RIGHT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A STEAM JENNY WASHING OFF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE POINTED IT AT HIS FOOT AND THE PRESSURE SHOT THE WATER THROUGH HIS BOOT AND FOOT
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