# Mine #2

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1517689
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** Keokee Mining LLC
- **Controller:** James A  Sigmon
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,031
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James A  Sigmon (C00510) → Keokee Mining LLC (0078964) → Mine #2 (1517689)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James A  Sigmon → Jericol Mining Inc:** 1995-06-01 through 1995-10-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Victor B  McKinney → Black Mountain Energy Inc:** 1995-10-17 through 1996-03-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Jericol Mining Inc:** 1996-03-07 through 1998-03-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Allen G  Stump et al → Twin Pines Inc:** 1998-03-23 through 1998-07-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Sigmon Energy Llc:** 1998-07-02 through 1999-06-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Stanley R  Ditty → Del Rio Inc:** 1999-06-24 through 2000-05-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John H  Parton → Parton Brothers Contracting Inc:** 2000-05-30 through 2000-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Theodore  Yates et al → Har-Lee Coal Company Inc:** 2000-07-26 through 2001-10-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Connie  Bryant → C and R Leasing Inc.:** 2001-10-03 through 2003-02-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Jericol Mining Incorporated:** 2003-02-03 through 2007-03-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Keokee Mining LLC:** 2007-03-07 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517689; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 11
- Typed edges: 31
- 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 20 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 308 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 294 violation rows across the full record; 145 carry an S&S flag and $48,626 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 197 samples:** Occupational health samples 168 coal dust; 20 coal quartz; 9 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 2 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 — 14 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 3 contested-violation rows, 6 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 5 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 1 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 71 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 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.372 — Mine ventilation map.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.372
- **30 CFR 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.1502 — Mine emergency evacuation and firefighting program of instruction.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-P/section-75.1502
- **30 CFR 77.1710 — Protective clothing; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1710
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.405 — Performing work from a raised position; safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.405

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 20 rows; 2000-01-25 through 2006-06-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2007-04-13 through 2007-04-13; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 283 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2007-03-26; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 6 rows; 2001-01-31 through 2008-01-24; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 168 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2002-12-31; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 5 rows; 2003-03-18 through 2003-04-07; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 3 rows; 2006-08-22 through 2006-08-22; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 49 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 7 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 11 rows; 1995-06-01 through 2007-03-07; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 71 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2007-09-25; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 76 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 7 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 9 rows; 2000-03-15 through 2002-02-19; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 20 rows; 2000-03-15 through 2002-11-04; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 294 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2007-03-26; 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/mine-2-1517689`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-2-1517689`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1517689/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1517689/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1517689/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`