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Insull Ridge: 17 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Insull, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519885

Insull Ridge has $3K 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
2
Years on record
2020–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
17
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,636
proposed penalties
$2,636
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
8
inspections on record
323
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: 323 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Insull Ridge has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-05-20.
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.
11.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
11.8%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.8% low, 88.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Insull Ridge shows 97% of 32 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: 2021-05-24, 5 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
2.49
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
17 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 15 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR22
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR6
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2021-06-01, 5 years ago
8.6
silica avg (%)
7
samples
20.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2
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: 2021-05-24, 5 years ago
0%
over PEL
16
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2021 93% 14
2020 100% 18
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2021 11.8 3
2020 6.1 4
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2021 0% 6
2020 0% 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. 2020 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 14 38,230
2020 8 37,082
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Insull Ridge sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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 Q2 8,251 4 1 484.8
2021 Q1 15,384 8 1 520.0
2020 Q4 5,698 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,381 5 0 783.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2021 · 1 incident

May 25, 2021 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was refueling 777 Truck. When EE took nozzle off of fuel tank, the fuel sprayed out & hit employee in face, the O ring hung on quick connect on fuel tank.

2020 · 1 incident

December 1, 2020 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was pulling a stump out of the ground, when the bucket slid off the stump, made seat bottom out and jerked employee's lower back. Employee did not miss any work until 12/15/2020.