# Deer Run Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1103182
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Montgomery, IL
- **Operator:** Patton Mining LLC
- **Controller:** Foresight Energy Labor LLC
- **Public source rows linked:** 13,785
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Foresight Energy Labor LLC (0129681) → Patton Mining LLC (0098785) → Deer Run Mine (1103182)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy et al → Patton Mining LLC:** 2009-03-02 through 2016-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103182; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Coalfield Transport Inc et al → Patton Mining LLC:** 2009-03-02 through 2016-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103182; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Foresight Energy Labor LLC → Patton Mining LLC:** 2016-08-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1103182; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 3
- Typed edges: 6
- Interval anomalies: 0
- 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 — 144 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 233 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 7,755 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 694 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,437 violation rows across the full record; 313 carry an S&S flag and $1,808,260 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 7K samples:** Occupational health samples 5,926 coal dust; 338 coal quartz; 294 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 60 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 — 1.1M tons:** Quarterly production and employment 91K employee hours and 171 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 432 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 209 contested-violation rows, 208 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 15 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 16 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 — 238 since 2021:** Inspections 377 inspection events and 27K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 2,817,637 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 381,478
- **Average employees:** 187
- **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 75.360 — Preshift examination at fixed intervals.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.360
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (3 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.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.1715 — Identification check system.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1715
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 75.1107-7 — Water spray devices; capacity; water supply; minimum requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1107-7
- **30 CFR 72.630 — Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-E/section-72.630
- **30 CFR 75.1403 — Other safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403
- **30 CFR 75.512 — Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.512

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 233 rows; 2009-10-28 through 2026-08-19; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2020-01-02 through 2020-01-02; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,387 rows; 2009-08-25 through 2026-08-17; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 208 rows; 2011-07-20 through 2026-09-22; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 5,926 rows; 2011-03-22 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 15 rows; 2015-03-19 through 2026-02-18; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 209 rows; 2010-07-15 through 2026-08-10; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 2,474 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 553 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 3 rows; 2009-03-02 through 2009-03-02; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 377 rows; 2009-08-12 through 2026-10-05; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 262 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 67 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 294 rows; 2011-07-28 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 338 rows; 2011-06-15 through 2026-08-19; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,437 rows; 2009-08-25 through 2026-10-06; 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/deer-run-mine-1103182`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/deer-run-mine-1103182`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1103182/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1103182/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1103182/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`