# BCR Mine #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1103131
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Perry, IL
- **Operator:** BC Recovery, LLC
- **Controller:** Josh J  Carter; Steve A  Carter
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,341
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Josh J  Carter; Steve A  Carter (0156741) → BC Recovery, LLC (0175794) → BCR Mine #1 (1103131)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Franklin D  Robertson  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2004-05-21 through 2008-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O  Bunn  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2004-05-21 through 2008-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brian J  Veldhuizen et al → Pittsburgh Energy LLC:** 2008-07-14 through 2015-06-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Franklin D  Robertson  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2015-06-19 through 2020-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O  Bunn  et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2015-06-19 through 2020-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffrey A  Haycraft → Pittsburgh Energy LLC:** 2015-08-11 through 2015-06-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Josh J  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2008-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2008-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Josh J  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2021-02-28; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Carter et al → Elk Land Holdings, LLC:** 2020-06-30 through 2021-02-28; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Carter et al → BC Recovery, LLC:** 2021-03-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Josh J  Carter et al → BC Recovery, LLC:** 2021-03-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103131; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 12
- Typed edges: 21
- Interval anomalies: 3
- 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 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 6 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 27 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 74 violation rows across the full record; 29 carry an S&S flag and $13,430 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 309 samples:** Occupational health samples 215 coal dust; 13 coal quartz; 81 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 5 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 — 6K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 2K employee hours and 4 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 9 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 2 contested-violation rows, 2 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 5 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 — 15 since 2021:** Inspections 61 inspection events and 1K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 56,370 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 14,470
- **Average employees:** 8
- **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 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (4 retained recent rows) — 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.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 41.12 — Changes; notification by operator.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-B/section-41.12
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2005-12-19 through 2018-08-01; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-03-14 through 2023-03-14; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 74 rows; 2004-08-30 through 2026-06-30; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 2 rows; 2016-07-29 through 2016-07-29; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 215 rows; 2004-09-13 through 2026-09-24; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 5 rows; 2016-05-16 through 2023-10-25; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 2 rows; 2016-03-21 through 2016-03-21; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 494 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 131 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 12 rows; 2004-05-21 through 2021-03-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 61 rows; 2004-08-30 through 2026-06-29; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 144 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 29 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 81 rows; 2004-09-13 through 2026-06-30; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 13 rows; 2019-12-03 through 2026-03-17; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 74 rows; 2004-08-30 through 2026-06-30; 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/bcr-mine-1-1103131`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/bcr-mine-1-1103131`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1103131/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1103131/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1103131/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`