Coal production
181,774reported short tons
ALL STATUSES / CONTROLLER PORTFOLIO
Jody Dale Puckett
Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.
MSHA CONTROLLER ID0069491
MINE PORTFOLIO
14 of 14 mines and facilities
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18. All statuses records; production reporting is not required.
Material, method and type filters apply to this table. The portfolio’s status applies to the entire page. GEM fields describe their own release, not the selected MSHA year.
| Mine | Location / type | Coal · short tons | Hours worked | Violations | Accident records | On-site inspection hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680-S11519977 · Active4/8 quarters reported | Floyd, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | 59,322 | 42,749 | 38 | 1 | 486.0 |
| Newman Branch S11519951 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Floyd, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | 118,552 | 20,730 | 24 | 0 | 279.3 |
| SPURLOCK PLANT1515978 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Floyd, KYFacility · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | 0 | 76,954 | 64 | 1 | 723.3 |
| UG #11519242 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Floyd, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | 3,900 | 27,153 | 53 | 1 | 711.8 |
| #11519042 · Abandoned | Knott, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| #101519294 · Abandoned and Sealed | Floyd, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| #121518888 · Abandoned | Floyd, KYFacility · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| #21519261 · Abandoned and Sealed | Knott, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| #31519378 · Abandoned | Floyd, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 680-S21519990 · New Mine | Floyd, KYSurface · Not reported | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| #71519390 · Abandoned | Pike, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bear Branch Refuse1518992 · Abandoned | Pike, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newman Branch S21519982 · Abandoned2/8 quarters reported | Floyd, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | 0 | 3,444 | 9 | 0 | 108.5 |
| Viper Coal LLC 6#1519253 · Abandoned and Sealed | Floyd, KYUnderground · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Production and hours sum available quarterly reports. — means unavailable; zero safety records means none in the selected imported period. Ownership reflects the current MSHA record.
LOCATION
Portfolio map
13 of 14 mines with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- 680-S138.47444, -82.69472Open map ↗
- Newman Branch S137.38806, -82.72194Open map ↗
- SPURLOCK PLANT37.52417, -82.72583Open map ↗
- UG #137.52361, -82.73306Open map ↗
- #137.31944, -82.77333Open map ↗
- #1037.39834, -82.73678Open map ↗
- #1237.49167, -82.81111Open map ↗
- #237.32444, -82.78861Open map ↗
- #337.32444, -82.78861Open map ↗
- #737.31028, -82.64917Open map ↗
- Bear Branch Refuse37.49000, -82.17500Open map ↗
- Newman Branch S237.47444, -82.69472Open map ↗
- Viper Coal LLC 6#37.36083, -82.72167Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. All 14 mines listed under this controller were checked; 5 have reports in the available quarters. Totals use current ownership.
Hours worked
171,030reported employee hours
Tons per hour
1.06production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 16,920 | 16,797 | 1.01 | 34 | 3/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 23,550 | 19,620 | 1.20 | 37 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 26,956 | 20,162 | 1.34 | 38 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 30,728 | 28,433 | 1.08 | 53 | 5/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 51,236 | 35,130 | 1.46 | 57 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 32,384 | 50,888 | 0.64 | 81 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
18840 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
30 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
39,029.00156 of 188 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
2,308.7557 inspections · 57 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76.8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 31 | 3 | 3,551.00 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 677.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 18 | 10 | 11,309.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 36 | 4 | 7,734.00 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 465.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 17 | 11 | 4,875.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 253.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 52 | 6 | 8,564.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 463.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 20 | 4 | 2,996.00 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 198.8 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 14 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67.8 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
- 680-S1 · 1519977
77.1104 · $151.00 proposed
- 680-S1 · 1519977
77.410(c) · $151.00 proposed
- 680-S1 · 1519977
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 155.8 on-site hours
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
The employee was going down the hill to dump the truck so that EE could do repairs on it. As employee was going down the hill EE lost control and was thrown from the truck.
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation · 169.3 on-site hours
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
Description not reported
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
77.502 · $151.00 proposed
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
77.506-1 · $151.00 proposed
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
77.502 · $151.00 proposed
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
77.1104 · $151.00 proposed
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
77.1104 · $151.00 proposed
- Newman Branch S1 · 1519951
Spot Inspection · 24.3 on-site hours
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1110 · $151.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1110 · $151.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1104 · $151.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1606(a) · S&S · $177.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1104 · S&S · $177.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1109(c)(1) · S&S · $177.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1104 · $151.00 proposed
- SPURLOCK PLANT · 1515978
77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed
- UG #1 · 1519242
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 3.3 on-site hours
- UG #1 · 1519242
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 3.3 on-site hours
- UG #1 · 1519242
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 1.3 on-site hours
- UG #1 · 1519242
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 1.3 on-site hours
- UG #1 · 1519242
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 1.3 on-site hours
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
EIA-923 · COAL RECEIPTS
Coal shipments and quality
Receipts reported by power plants and terminals, matched by MSHA mine ID.
Quarterly receipts and quality
| Quarter | Short tons | Heat · Btu/lb | Sulfur % | Ash % | Delivered USD/ton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | 12,846 | 12,825 | 0.82 | 6.00 | 110.71 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 69,172 | 12,797 | 1.08 | 7.67 | 114.90 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 90,498 | 12,638 | 0.88 | 7.80 | 113.90 | |
| 2026-Q3 * | 10,169 | 12,285 | 0.89 | 10.00 | 111.77 |
| Month / source | Mine | Receiving plant / supplier | Short tons | Delivered USD/ton | Heat · Btu/lb | Sulfur % | Ash % | Purchase | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07EIA row 11577 · preliminary | Newman Branch S11519951 | Cooper1384 · KY · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 10,169 | 111.77 | 12,285 | 0.89 | 10.00 | SpotBIT | Truck |
| 2026-06EIA row 9561 · preliminary | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON/ELK HORN RESOURCES | 13,025 | 112.27 | 12,067 | 1.04 | 11.20 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-06EIA row 9965 · preliminary | MARTIN PLANT1515978 | Wateree3297 · SC · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 12,929 | 112.20 | 12,630 | 0.88 | 7.60 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-05EIA row 7755 · preliminary | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON/ELK HORN RESOURCES | 13,026 | 119.21 | 12,860 | 0.82 | 6.10 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-05EIA row 8119 · preliminary | MARTIN PLANT1515978 | Wateree3297 · SC · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 25,531 | 113.76 | 13,010 | 0.89 | 5.50 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-04EIA row 5933 · preliminary | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON/ELK HORN RESOURCES | 25,987 | 113.02 | 12,453 | 0.82 | 9.30 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-03EIA row 4095 · preliminary | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON/ELK HORN RESOURCES | 12,942 | 119.79 | 12,845 | 0.90 | 5.80 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-03EIA row 4240 · preliminary | Newman Branch S11519951 | Cooper1384 · KY · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 10,052 | 114.82 | 12,480 | 1.15 | 10.40 | SpotBIT | Truck |
| 2026-02EIA row 2142 · preliminary | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON/ELK HORN RESOURCES | 12,966 | 112.27 | 12,586 | 0.96 | 7.70 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2026-02EIA row 2255 · preliminary | Newman Branch S11519951 | Cooper1384 · KY · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 10,167 | 117.76 | 12,800 | 1.13 | 9.50 | SpotBIT | Truck |
| 2026-01EIA row 557 · preliminary | MARTIN PLANT1515978 | Wateree3297 · SC · CARBON PARTNERS, INC . | 23,045 | 112.41 | 13,025 | 1.20 | 6.70 | SpotBIT | Rail |
| 2025-11EIA row 30948 · final | NEWMAN BRANCH1519951 | Bowen703 · GA · CARBON PARTNERS INC | 12,846 | 110.71 | 12,825 | 0.82 | 6.00 | SpotBIT | Rail |
Delivered cost includes transport and is not mine revenue. Missing prices remain blank. * Fewer than three months are published in the selected quarter. Receipts reflect the months EIA has published; an unfinished quarter is not comparable with a full quarter. Portfolio matches use current ownership.
Coverage, sources and calculations
- Reported coal receipts at EIA-923 power plants/terminals; this is not a census of mine shipments, exports or metallurgical sales.
- Matches use only the published MSHA ID, normalized to seven digits. Unidentified mine origins remain in the source table but are not assigned to a mine.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership at the shipment date. Receipts and production can differ because of timing, stocks and coverage.
- Quality means are weighted by positive reported tons with that measurement. Delivered cost uses only rows with published cost, positive heat and positive tons; missing/withheld costs are never zero-filled.
- USD/ton = (cents/MMBtu ÷ 100) × MMBtu/ton. This is plant delivered cost, not mine sales price or revenue.
- Receipt month is as published, including records supplied by annual respondents. Recent months are preliminary and subject to revision. Missing rows do not prove zero shipments.
Imported releases start 2008-01. This window includes 12 published months. EIA releases · Survey instructions
- 2026 · preliminary · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_07_2026_21SEP2026.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
- 2025 · final · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_12_2025_Final.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
EIA ANNUAL COAL REPORT · 2024
Coal prices and estimated revenue
Annual county prices and a production-based allocation of county coal sales.
The estimate assumes each eligible mine receives its county-average price and shares county sales in proportion to production. Actual sales and prices can differ substantially. Unavailable estimates are excluded; this is not a total for the whole portfolio. 12 current coal members have no matching annual record; their coverage is unknown. Annual price data uses a separate window from the MSHA charts.
| Mine / county | Annual production · tons | County FOB · USD/ton | Est. sales · tons | Est. coal revenue · USD | Basis / availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurlock Plant1515978 · Floyd, Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — | Preparation plant1 eligible mines / 1 sales respondents |
| #121518888 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| Bear Branch Refuse1518992 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| #11519042 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| UG #11519242 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| Viper Coal LLC 6#1519253 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| #21519261 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| #101519294 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| #31519378 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| #71519390 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| Newman Branch S11519951 · Floyd, Kentucky | 20,492 | — | — | — | Below EIA sales-reporting threshold1 eligible mines / 1 sales respondents |
| 680-S11519977 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| Newman Branch S21519982 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
| 680-S21519990 · Location unavailable | — | — | — | — | No matching annual production record |
Method, assumptions and source records
- This is an annual county-sales allocation, not reported mine or company revenue. Currency is nominal USD in the source year; quantities are short tons.
- Mine share = same-year annual mine production / eligible same-county production. Estimated sales = published county sales × share. Estimated coal revenue = estimated sales × published county average FOB price.
- The model assumes eligible mines share county sales in proportion to production and receive the county-average price. Matching mine counts is a check, not proof of identical respondents. Mine quality, contracts and sales timing can differ substantially. No statistical confidence interval is implied.
- FOB excludes transport and insurance. EIA-923 delivered costs do not enter this model. No grade premium, state/national fallback, quarterly apportionment or carry-forward to a later year is applied.
- Eligibility follows the source's production threshold and excludes preparation-only and refuse operations. Withheld values, inconsistent county counts and missing/ambiguous locations produce no estimate.
- County sales are published in thousands of tons and prices to cents. Calculations retain precision, but the inputs are rounded and the allocation is approximate.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership during the sales year. Covered-mine sums exclude unavailable estimates and must not be read as whole-company revenue. Coverage denominators use the annual EIA mine-production release.
Sales-reporting threshold: 50,000 short tons per mine in 2024. Withheld sales or prices stay unavailable.
EIA Table 30 · county sales and FOB prices · EIA annual mine production · Release index
Annual report released November 19, 2025. Method: county-sales-allocation-v1. JSON and CSV preserve source row numbers and file checksums.
SELECTED PORTFOLIO
2 linked operators.
Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.