Hills Coal Co., Inc. operator
Controlled by
Horace Garrison Hill
MSHA operator ID: 0051767
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
324
citations
157
significant & substantial
$152,105
proposed penalties
$132,079
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,026 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
70
inspections on record
2,474
inspection hours
13.1
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.324 citations across 2,474 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$152K
proposed penalties
$132K
current assessed
$132K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
315 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2009
1
Mines on record
- Tipple #1 VA
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