Newman Branch Coal
Noble Coal, LLC dba Noble Reclamation
· Surface
Controlled by
Glenn David May II; Ocie Ann May
Hi Hat,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519962
Newman Branch has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
47
citations
12
significant & substantial
$12,336
proposed penalties
$4,090
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,246 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
13
inspections on record
869
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 869 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Newman Branch has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Newman Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.31 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 46 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.31
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.77
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
46
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-12.
Silica (quartz)
1.7
silica avg (%)
3.0
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-24.
Noise
0%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 6,379 | 7 | 2 | 1097.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,200 | 7 | 1 | 853.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,807 | 2 | 2 | 344.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,000 | 5 | 1 | 1250.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,998 | 6 | 1 | 2001.3 |
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.
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The full compliance file on Newman Branch
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.