Newport has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
90
citations
23
significant & substantial
$84,131
proposed penalties
$42,557
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $41,574 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
40
inspections on record
637
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: 637 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Newport has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 4 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.
$84K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
The victim was attempting to deliver an overnite package. She got out of her truck, began walking toward the loader as the operator was backing in her direction to take delivery at the truck as usual. She had never left the truck before. She walked in the blind side(left rear)of the loader and was not seen. She was struck & run over by both left side tires causing fatal injuries.
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2011 · 1 incident
July 9, 2011AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was working to unclog a waste line coming from the hydrosizer, when line became lodged in the sand in work area without notice. The pressure on the line then kicked the polly pipe line back and struck the person in the back of the knee. The injured had a torn tendon in his knee and has returned to work.
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