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Mine No. 8: 204 MSHA citations Coal

Hubble Mining Co. LLC · Underground
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519252

Mine No. 8 has $61K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 25 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
204
citations
69
significant & substantial
$60,945
proposed penalties
$46,044
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,901 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Hubble Mining Co. LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
22
inspections on record
2,047
inspection hours
10.0
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.
204 citations across 2,047 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No. 8 has $61K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 25 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.
$61K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
202 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
Of $42K in penalties contested before the Commission, $34K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-23.
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.
34.2%
significant & substantial
0.5%
high negligence or reckless
34.2%
reasonably likely or greater
13.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 93.6% moderate, 0.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
83 citations taken to the federal commission · 41% of citations on record
  • Settled 72 · 87%
  • Stood as issued 10 · 12%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 1%
93%
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 56 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
18%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$42K proposed, $34K 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 2013-08-23.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT 2013-414 Settlement Barbour 2014 $8K → $6K
KENT 2012-1039 Settlement Simonton 2012 $4K → $4K
KENT 2012-1358 Settlement Simonton 2013 $3K → $2K
KENT 2011-468 Settlement Andrews 2012 $3K → $2K
KENT 2011-639 Settlement Andrews 2012 $3K → $2K
KENT 2011-284 Default Lesnick 2011 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 8 shows 96% of 263 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: 2013-05-16, 13 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
263
samples
3.53
dust max (mg/m3)
119 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 144 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR117
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)21
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)20

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2013-04-30, 13 years ago
5.0
silica avg (%)
24
samples
12.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
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: 2013-03-15, 13 years ago
7%
over PEL
59
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)14
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)11
  • UTILITY MAN7
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
2013 97% 34
2012 99% 69
2011 97% 100
2010 90% 60
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2013 3.8 3
2012 1.2 4
2011 6.6 11
2010 5.3 6
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2013 20% 5
2012 0% 14
2011 7% 30
2010 10% 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine No. 8 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.

Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Cumberland River Coal Company 2008 to 2010
  2. Jarisa Inc 2009 to 2010
  3. Hubble Mining Co. LLC 2010 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)
2013 29 112,378
2012 29 207,319
2011 18 123,204
2010 14 52,296
2009 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No. 8 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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
2013 Q2 12,054 1 1 83.0
2013 Q1 22,412 9 2 401.6
2012 Q4 24,631 21 2 852.6
2012 Q3 22,700 22 9 969.2
2012 Q2 14,097 13 6 922.2
2012 Q1 13,115 24 7 1830.0
2011 Q4 12,385 14 5 1130.4
2011 Q3 11,110 19 5 1710.2
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2 11,897 21 7 1765.2
2011 Q1 11,022 9 4 816.5
2010 Q4 8,809 7 2 794.6
2010 Q3 9,027 15 8 1661.7
2010 Q2 6,974 21 9 3011.2
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.