# VFC - Darty Gap - **MSHA mine ID:** 1518093 - **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed - **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous) - **Location:** Harlan, KY - **Operator:** Virginia Fuel Corporation - **Controller:** Jillean L Justice; James C Justice lll - **Public source rows linked:** 830 - **Source coverage:** 16 / 20 - **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z ## Current entity hierarchy **Jillean L Justice; James C Justice lll (0091855) → Virginia Fuel Corporation (0112288) → VFC - Darty Gap (1518093)** 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:** 1998-08-01 through 2008-06-15; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - **James A Sigmon → Marion Energy, LLC:** 2008-06-16 through 2009-05-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - **James A Sigmon → Calvin Mining LLC:** 2009-05-13 through 2010-09-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - **James C Justice II et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2010-09-22 through 2017-02-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - **James C Justice lll et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2017-02-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - **Jillean L Justice et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2017-02-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518093; source `msha-controller-operator-history`. - History rows: 6 - Typed edges: 15 - 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 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record. 2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 69 violation rows across the full record; 17 carry an S&S flag and $14,906 appears in current assessed amounts. 3. **HEALTH — 53 samples:** Occupational health samples 29 coal dust; 4 coal quartz; 20 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 3 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 — 22 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 11 contested-violation rows, 11 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 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 — 5 since 2021:** Inspections 43 inspection events and 644 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 48.23 — Training plans; time of submission; where filed; information required; time for approval; method for disapproval; commencement of training; approval of instructors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.23 - **30 CFR 41.12 — Changes; notification by operator.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-B/section-41.12 - **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 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 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104 - **30 CFR 72.620 — Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-E/section-72.620 - **30 CFR 77.1005 — Scaling highwalls; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1005 - **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 50.20 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-C/section-50.20 - **30 CFR 77.1000 — Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1000 ## Source coverage - **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2009-07-17 through 2010-03-01; source ID `msha-accidents` - **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-10-04 through 2023-10-04; source ID `msha-addresses` - **Assessed Violations:** 68 rows; 2008-12-09 through 2012-05-03; source ID `msha-assessed-violations` - **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 11 rows; 2009-10-29 through 2011-06-15; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions` - **Coal Dust Samples:** 29 rows; 2008-12-18 through 2010-08-17; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples` - **Contested Violations:** 11 rows; 2008-12-30 through 2010-05-05; source ID `msha-contested-violations` - **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 417 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly` - **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 72 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly` - **Controller and Operator History:** 6 rows; 1998-08-01 through 2010-09-22; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history` - **Inspections:** 43 rows; 2000-09-19 through 2023-07-19; source ID `msha-inspections` - **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 70 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly` - **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 6 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly` - **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines` - **Noise Samples:** 20 rows; 2008-12-18 through 2010-04-12; source ID `msha-noise-samples` - **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 4 rows; 2010-04-12 through 2010-05-13; source ID `msha-quartz-samples` - **Violations:** 69 rows; 2008-12-09 through 2012-05-03; 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/vfc-darty-gap-1518093` - JSON: `/api/v1/mines/vfc-darty-gap-1518093` - Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518093/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows) - Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518093/relationships` - MCP resource: `mine://1518093/assessment` - Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`