# Crown III Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1102632
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Macoupin, IL
- **Operator:** J. Oros Properties LLC
- **Controller:** Jacob J  Oros
- **Public source rows linked:** 21,828
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Jacob J  Oros (0137921) → J. Oros Properties LLC (0190073) → Crown III Mine (1102632)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **General Dynamics Corp → Freeman United Coal Mining Company:** 1978-04-01 through 2007-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brian J  Veldhuizen et al → Springfield Coal Company:** 2007-09-01 through 2008-06-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Hershiel H  Hayden → Centre Crown Mining LLC:** 2008-06-15 through 2009-07-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gary J  Ronald et al → Tri County Coal, LLC:** 2009-07-18 through 2013-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Archibald C  Parker et al → Tri County Coal, LLC:** 2009-07-18 through 2013-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brian J  Veldhuizen et al → Springfield Coal Company LLC:** 2014-01-01 through 2015-08-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffrey A  Haycraft → Springfield Coal Company:** 2015-08-11 through 2008-06-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffrey A  Haycraft → Springfield Coal Company LLC:** 2015-08-11 through 2023-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jacob J  Oros → J. Oros Properties LLC:** 2023-06-30 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1102632; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 21
- Interval anomalies: 1
- 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 — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 488 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 8,573 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 5,119 violation rows across the full record; 1,504 carry an S&S flag and $3,745,662 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 6K samples:** Occupational health samples 5,325 coal dust; 498 coal quartz; 231 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 37 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 920 employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 3,127 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 1,328 contested-violation rows, 1,328 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 471 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 5 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 — 7 since 2021:** Inspections 554 inspection events and 44K 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 75.362 — On-shift examination.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.362
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.604 — Permanent splicing of trailing cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.604
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333
- **30 CFR 75.606 — Protection of trailing cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.606
- **30 CFR 75.342 — Methane monitors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.342

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 488 rows; 2000-01-11 through 2013-10-04; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-03-18 through 2024-03-18; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 5,057 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2013-12-16; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 1,328 rows; 2009-04-30 through 2015-04-14; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 5,325 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2018-03-18; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 471 rows; 2002-11-27 through 2019-09-27; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 1,328 rows; 2007-10-19 through 2013-10-09; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 955 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 150 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1978-04-01 through 2023-06-30; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 554 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2023-07-28; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 250 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 63 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 231 rows; 2000-05-30 through 2013-09-11; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 498 rows; 2000-03-09 through 2013-10-30; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 5,119 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2013-12-16; 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/crown-iii-mine-1102632`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/crown-iii-mine-1102632`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1102632/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1102632/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1102632/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`