Surface No. 1 Coal
Noble Coal LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Glenn David May II; Ocie Ann May
Caney,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518739
Surface No. 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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 2004
35
citations
19
significant & substantial
$9,878
proposed penalties
$9,878
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
9
inspections on record
218
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: 218 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Surface No. 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Surface No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.40 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 16 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.0.40
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.41
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-02-01.
Silica (quartz)
20.8
silica avg (%)
31.1
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-05-04.
Noise
6%
over PEL
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-02-01.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 Surface No. 1
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.