# Log Creek Surface

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1202410
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, IN
- **Operator:** Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.
- **Controller:** John Daniel Loudermilk; Joseph Henry Loudermilk
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,897
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**John Daniel Loudermilk; Joseph Henry Loudermilk (0189420) → Loudermilk Contracting, Inc. (0132053) → Log Creek Surface (1202410)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James River Coal Company → Triad Mining Inc.:** 2008-08-21 through 2014-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Timothy R  Aull et al → Triad Mining Inc.:** 2008-08-21 through 2005-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joe  Aull et al → Triad Mining Inc.:** 2008-08-21 through 2005-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Blackhawk Mining LLC → Triad Mining LLC:** 2014-09-01 through 2020-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Sev.en Global Investments a.s. → Triad Mining LLC:** 2020-06-01 through 2024-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Deborah  Pinney et al → Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.:** 2024-12-01 through 2024-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joseph  Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.:** 2024-12-01 through 2024-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joseph Henry Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.:** 2024-12-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John Daniel Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.:** 2024-12-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1202410; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 18
- Interval anomalies: 4
- 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 7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 59 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 16 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 106 violation rows across the full record; 44 carry an S&S flag and $37,913 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 250 samples:** Occupational health samples 174 coal dust; 25 coal quartz; 51 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 15 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 — 75K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 15K employee hours and 28 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 23 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 11 contested-violation rows, 11 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 1 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 — 16 since 2021:** Inspections 63 inspection events and 1K 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 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **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 71.209 — Status change reports.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.209
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 71.206 — Quarterly sampling; designated work positions.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.206
- **30 CFR 71.404 — Application for waiver of surface facilities requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-E/section-71.404
- **30 CFR 77.1109 — Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1109
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513
- **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:** 7 rows; 2009-04-06 through 2017-05-12; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-01-06 through 2025-01-06; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 106 rows; 2008-08-21 through 2026-08-26; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 11 rows; 2011-07-20 through 2016-09-26; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 174 rows; 2009-03-14 through 2026-09-15; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 1 rows; 2013-04-02 through 2013-04-02; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 11 rows; 2008-08-21 through 2015-09-08; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 998 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 196 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 2008-08-21 through 2024-12-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 63 rows; 2008-08-21 through 2026-09-23; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 108 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:** 51 rows; 2010-03-08 through 2026-03-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 25 rows; 2009-09-14 through 2026-08-19; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 106 rows; 2008-08-21 through 2026-08-26; 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/log-creek-surface-1202410`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/log-creek-surface-1202410`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1202410/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1202410/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1202410/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`