# #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1517813
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** Patrick Processing L L C
- **Controller:** Bill C  Smith
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,515
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Bill C  Smith (C16099) → Patrick Processing L L C (0051312) → #1 (1517813)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Timmy  Ratliff et al → Black Hawk Coal Corp:** 1996-07-01 through 1998-11-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dennis  Ratliff et al → Black Hawk Coal Corp:** 1996-07-01 through 1998-11-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Williamson Daniel B → Flintstone Mining Inc:** 1998-11-03 through 2000-03-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Aaron  Justice Jr → Aaron Coal Company Llc:** 2000-03-09 through 2000-12-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brent  Coleman et al → Emily Enterprises Inc:** 2000-12-11 through 2001-09-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Aaron  Justice Jr → Aaron Coal Company Llc:** 2001-09-14 through 2001-09-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Lewis Coal Sales LLC:** 2001-09-18 through 2002-12-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Patrick Processing, L. L. C.:** 2002-12-19 through 2003-06-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Connie  Bryant → Foggy Mountain Coal Co Inc:** 2003-06-17 through 2004-02-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Patrick Processing L L C:** 2004-02-26 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1517813; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 10
- Typed edges: 26
- 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 9 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 284 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 423 violation rows across the full record; 226 carry an S&S flag and $55,622 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 276 samples:** Occupational health samples 249 coal dust; 12 coal quartz; 15 noise. 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 68 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 4 contested-violation rows, 43 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 21 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 3 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 83 inspection events and 3K 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 75.310 — Installation of main mine fans.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.310
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 75.523-3 — Automatic emergency-parking brakes.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.523-3
- **30 CFR 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.362 — On-shift examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.362
- **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 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **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 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 9 rows; 2001-10-29 through 2004-08-12; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2005-04-29 through 2005-04-29; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 406 rows; 2000-11-08 through 2005-04-20; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 43 rows; 2003-01-09 through 2005-09-19; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 249 rows; 2001-03-13 through 2005-02-04; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 21 rows; 2002-09-11 through 2004-07-12; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 4 rows; 2005-04-14 through 2005-04-20; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 142 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 39 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 10 rows; 1996-07-01 through 2004-02-26; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 83 rows; 2000-06-05 through 2005-04-14; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 46 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 11 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 15 rows; 2002-01-17 through 2004-03-18; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 12 rows; 2001-03-13 through 2004-08-26; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 423 rows; 2000-10-23 through 2005-04-20; 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/1-1517813`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1-1517813`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1517813/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1517813/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1517813/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`