# Choctaw Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 0100347
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Walker, AL
- **Operator:** Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC
- **Controller:** David Michael  Jamison; Petri E Koivula
- **Public source rows linked:** 2,442
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**David Michael  Jamison; Petri E Koivula (0170221) → Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC (0193953) → Choctaw Mine (0100347)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Southern Electric Generating Company → Southern Electric Generating Company:** 1950-01-01 through 1974-08-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alabama By-Products Corp → Alabama By-Products Corp:** 1974-08-06 through 1976-02-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Drummond Company Inc → Drummond Company, Inc.:** 1976-02-17 through 1998-11-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **A J  Taft → Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated:** 1998-11-02 through 2008-09-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Walter Energy Incorporated → Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated:** 2008-09-04 through 2016-02-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) → Seminole Coal Resources LLC:** 2016-02-13 through 2016-05-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Otis R  Robison Jr → Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.:** 2016-05-11 through 2017-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael T  Costello et al → Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.:** 2017-09-01 through 2019-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Freddy  Hunt et al → Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.:** 2017-09-01 through 2019-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael T  Costello → Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.:** 2019-08-01 through 2021-04-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Otis R  Robison et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2017-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kendall  Robison et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2017-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Freddy  Hunt et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2019-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael T  Costello et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2019-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael T  Costello → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2021-03-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David (Michael)  Jamison et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2022-06-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John  McNab et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2022-06-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Paulette  Trimble  et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2011-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Blossom B  Nelson  et al → Best Coal Inc.:** 2021-04-08 through 2011-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David (Michael)  Jamison → Best Coal Inc.:** 2022-06-17 through 2024-02-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David (Michael)  Jamison → Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.:** 2022-07-06 through 2021-04-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Petri E Koivula et al → Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC:** 2024-02-15 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David Michael  Jamison et al → Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC:** 2024-02-15 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 0100347; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 23
- Typed edges: 47
- Interval anomalies: 8
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 2 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 54 historical accident/injury rows; 2 coded fatalities and 2,523 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 23 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 235 violation rows across the full record; 75 carry an S&S flag and $43,615 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 994 samples:** Occupational health samples 771 coal dust; 70 coal quartz; 153 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 6 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 1K employee hours and 3 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 7 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 7 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 10 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 22 since 2021:** Inspections 141 inspection events and 5K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 50.30 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-D/section-50.30
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 47.41 — Requirement for container labels.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-47/subpart-E/section-47.41
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 54 rows; 2001-11-29 through 2022-04-07; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-05-22 through 2024-05-22; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 227 rows; 2000-01-08 through 2025-04-22; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 771 rows; 2000-01-27 through 2026-09-29; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 7 rows; 2002-09-18 through 2014-02-10; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 345 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 73 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 23 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2024-02-15; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 141 rows; 2000-01-08 through 2026-04-30; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 272 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 69 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 153 rows; 2000-01-27 through 2026-05-04; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 70 rows; 2000-01-27 through 2025-04-23; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 235 rows; 2000-01-08 through 2025-04-22; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/choctaw-mine-0100347`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/choctaw-mine-0100347`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/0100347/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/0100347/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://0100347/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`