# Morton Aggregate, LLC

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1202168
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
- **Location:** Putnam, IN
- **Operator:** Morton Aggregate,LLC
- **Controller:** Shannon  McCoullough; John  Allen
- **Public source rows linked:** 238
- **Source coverage:** 9 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Shannon  McCoullough; John  Allen (0104835) → Morton Aggregate,LLC (0123411) → Morton Aggregate, LLC (1202168)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Larry  Parker → Parker Brothers Stone & Gravel Corp:** 1994-09-01 through 2005-04-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael T  Watson et al → Parker Stone Co. LLC:** 2005-04-05 through 2005-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rodney L  Watson et al → Parker Stone Co. LLC:** 2005-04-05 through 2005-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ronald E  Watson → Watson Gravel Inc:** 2006-01-01 through 2012-06-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John  Allen et al → Morton Aggregate,LLC:** 2012-06-19 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Shannon  McCoullough et al → Morton Aggregate,LLC:** 2012-06-19 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202168; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 6
- Typed edges: 14
- 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 — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 1 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 49 violation rows across the full record; 14 carry an S&S flag and $6,239 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 0 samples:** Occupational health samples No published samples. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 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 250 employee hours and 3 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 0 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 0 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 — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 26 inspection events and 246 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 56.12008 — Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-K/section-56.12008
- **30 CFR 56.12025 — Grounding circuit enclosures.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-K/section-56.12025
- **30 CFR 56.12028 — Testing grounding systems.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-K/section-56.12028
- **30 CFR 56.11001 — Safe access.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-J/section-56.11001
- **30 CFR 56.14132 — Horns and backup alarms.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14132
- **30 CFR 56.3200 — Correction of hazardous conditions.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-B/section-56.3200
- **30 CFR 56.11012 — Protection for openings around travelways.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-J/section-56.11012
- **30 CFR 56.16006 — Protection of gas cylinder valves.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-O/section-56.16006
- **30 CFR 56.14100 — Safety defects; examination, correction and records.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14100
- **30 CFR 56.14130 — Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14130
- **30 CFR 56.14101 — Brakes.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14101

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2007-10-15 through 2007-10-15; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2013-07-15 through 2013-07-15; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 49 rows; 2001-03-22 through 2009-08-26; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 6 rows; 1994-09-01 through 2012-06-19; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 26 rows; 2000-02-03 through 2013-08-01; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 80 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 25 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Violations:** 49 rows; 2001-03-22 through 2009-08-26; 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/morton-aggregate-llc-1202168`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/morton-aggregate-llc-1202168`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1202168/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1202168/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1202168/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`