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CHM 1, Whitley County, Kentucky: 21 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
CHM 1 is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Whitley County, Kentucky, operated by Contract Highwall Mining LLC with 4 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1518765). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 21 citations and orders there with $2,598 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1518765
- Status
- Active since September 28, 2026
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Whitley County, Kentucky
- Nearest town
- Williamsburg
- Operator
- Contract Highwall Mining LLC
- Employees
- 4
- MSHA field office
- Barbourville KY Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 21
- Significant and substantial
- 1 (4.8%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $2,598
- Amount paid so far
- $2,598
- Inspections
- 21
- Inspector hours on site
- 344
- Citations per inspection
- 1.00 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | $399 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | $1,458 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | $151 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | $439 | 0 |
Standards cited most at CHM 1
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
| 30 CFR 77.1702 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 2 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 71.400 | Surface coal mines, health | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 72.100 | Part 72 | 1 |
| 30 CFR 48.26 | Training of miners | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1108-1 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.603 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1000 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at CHM 1
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at CHM 1 describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 1 |
Other open mines in Whitley County, Kentucky
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Resources Harps Creek | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 16 | 326 |
| Gatliff Tipple | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 32 | 52 |
| Mosley Gap Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 14 | 36 |
| CHM 48 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 26 |
| CHM 10 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 24 |
| Hubbs Hollow Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 20 |
| Eaton Town Mine | Marlow Energy LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 9 |
| Buffalo Creek Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 12 | 5 |
| Bradford Branch | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 5 | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.