# #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1516492
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Floyd, KY
- **Operator:** Bubba Coal Company Inc.
- **Controller:** Mike  Newsome
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,452
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Mike  Newsome (0045229) → Bubba Coal Company Inc. (0054517) → #1 (1516492)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Kiser Jimmy → Kiser Brothers Coal Company Inc:** 1988-10-01 through 1990-06-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jrc Land & Equipment Company → Nats Creek Mining Company Inc:** 1990-06-22 through 1994-08-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Conroy  Coleman  et al → C & L Coal Company Inc:** 1994-08-31 through 1994-09-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jrc Land & Equipment Company → Nats Creek Mining Company Inc:** 1994-09-06 through 1994-10-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Blackburn Darly B → D Coal Inc:** 1994-10-17 through 1994-12-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Larry  Cantrell → Cedar Grove Mining Inc:** 1994-12-15 through 1995-12-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bobby  Blackburn → Destine Coal Inc:** 1995-12-04 through 1998-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Keathley Brent → Deanco Mining Inc:** 1998-06-01 through 1998-08-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John  Keeton et al → K H P Mining Inc:** 1998-08-11 through 1999-08-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dana  Collins → Sure Coal Inc:** 1999-08-02 through 1999-10-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael A  Cox → Cch Coal Company Inc:** 1999-10-20 through 2000-01-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Virgil  Isaac Jr → Big I Mining Inc:** 2000-01-06 through 2001-08-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Clark D  Pergrem → Cohiba Mining Inc:** 2001-08-07 through 2004-08-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Virgil  Isaac Jr → Big I Mining Inc:** 2001-11-08 through 2001-08-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dennis Creg  Yonts → Cohiba Mining Inc:** 2004-08-13 through 2004-10-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mike  Newsome → Bubba Coal Company Inc.:** 2004-10-11 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516492; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 16
- Typed edges: 45
- 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 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 222 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 283 violation rows across the full record; 149 carry an S&S flag and $53,304 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 334 samples:** Occupational health samples 305 coal dust; 14 coal quartz; 15 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 1 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 16 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 7 contested-violation rows, 7 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 2 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 75 inspection events and 2K 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 75.1711 — Sealing of mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1711
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 75.403 — Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.403
- **30 CFR 75.515 — Cable fittings; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.515
- **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
- **30 CFR 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.1725 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1725
- **30 CFR 75.310 — Installation of main mine fans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.310
- **30 CFR 75.503 — Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.503

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2004-07-10 through 2005-08-01; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2012-05-11 through 2012-05-11; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 276 rows; 2000-03-13 through 2007-07-12; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 7 rows; 2006-09-06 through 2007-09-28; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 305 rows; 2000-03-14 through 2007-02-16; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 2 rows; 2006-11-29 through 2006-11-29; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 7 rows; 2005-11-14 through 2006-11-08; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 328 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 50 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 16 rows; 1988-10-01 through 2004-10-11; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 75 rows; 2000-02-25 through 2007-09-14; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 54 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 15 rows; 2004-07-21 through 2005-11-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 14 rows; 2000-03-14 through 2006-10-26; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 283 rows; 2000-03-13 through 2007-07-12; 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/1-1516492`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1-1516492`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1516492/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1516492/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1516492/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`