# Old Ed #21

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1100588
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Franklin, IL
- **Operator:** Old Ed, LLC
- **Controller:** The Steve Carter Family Trust
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,489
- **Source coverage:** 16 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**The Steve Carter Family Trust (0156961) → Old Ed, LLC (0135254) → Old Ed #21 (1100588)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **British Petroleum Company PLC → Old Ben Coal Company:** 1950-01-01 through 1990-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Zeigler Coal Holding Company → Old Ben Coal Company:** 1990-07-20 through 1997-12-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Eddie Gene  McPherson → Illinois Resources Inc:** 1997-12-22 through 1999-02-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mel (Van)  Villines → Dove Associates:** 1999-02-10 through 2000-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Eddie Gene  McPherson → Illinois Resources Inc:** 2000-07-20 through 2003-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jack  Urich II → UCO Energy, Corp.:** 2003-04-01 through 2004-04-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O  Bunn  et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2004-04-12 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Franklin D  Robertson  et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2004-04-12 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O  Bunn  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2004-05-21 through 2014-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Franklin D  Robertson  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2004-05-21 through 2014-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Franklin D.  Robertson et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2012-06-01 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O.  Bunn et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2012-06-01 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Arch Coal Inc. et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2012-06-01 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Bunn II et al → Old Ed, LLC:** 2014-10-01 through 2020-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Josh  Carter et al → Old Ed, LLC:** 2014-10-01 through 2020-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Josh J  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2014-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2014-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **The Steve Carter Family Trust et al → Old Ed, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Arch Coal Inc et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2021-01-04 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **CBR Investments LLC et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2021-01-04 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **CBR Investments, LLC et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2021-11-17 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **CBR Investments II, LLC et al → Knight Hawk Coal, LLC:** 2021-11-17 through 2004-04-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1100588; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 22
- Typed edges: 44
- Interval anomalies: 9
- 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 3 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 34 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 10 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 140 violation rows across the full record; 54 carry an S&S flag and $53,954 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 275 samples:** Occupational health samples 187 coal dust; 6 coal quartz; 82 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 1 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 2K employee hours and 5 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 18 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 9 contested-violation rows, 9 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 7 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 — 20 since 2021:** Inspections 94 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 142,086 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 8,477
- **Average employees:** 4
- **Coal supply region:** Illinois Basin
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.216 — Water, sediment, or slurry impoundments and impounding structures; general.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.216
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 77.505 — Cable fittings; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.505
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.502-2 — Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502-2

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 3 rows; 2014-03-21 through 2025-03-05; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-07-29 through 2025-07-29; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 137 rows; 2002-07-03 through 2025-06-10; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 9 rows; 2012-08-17 through 2012-08-17; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 187 rows; 2001-09-25 through 2026-09-15; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 9 rows; 2010-04-19 through 2010-04-22; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 531 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 136 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 22 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2014-10-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 94 rows; 2000-02-10 through 2026-09-14; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 107 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 24 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 82 rows; 2002-07-16 through 2026-02-23; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 6 rows; 2005-06-28 through 2026-02-23; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 140 rows; 2002-07-03 through 2025-06-10; 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/old-ed-21-1100588`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/old-ed-21-1100588`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1100588/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1100588/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1100588/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`