# Highsplint

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518196
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** Parton Bros. Contracting Inc.
- **Controller:** John H  Parton
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,710
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**John H  Parton (C14115) → Parton Bros. Contracting Inc. (P23601) → Highsplint (1518196)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Cumberland Resources Corporation → High Splint Coal Llc:** 1999-09-01 through 2003-02-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518196; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jackie (Mitch)  Fannin Et Al → Lakeway Mining Incorporated:** 2003-02-20 through 2003-10-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518196; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jack  Stump Et Al → Lakeway Mining Incorporated:** 2003-02-20 through 2003-10-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518196; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John H  Parton → Parton Bros. Contracting Inc.:** 2003-10-22 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518196; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → High Splint Coal Llc:** 2010-04-19 through 2003-02-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518196; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 5
- Typed edges: 12
- 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 36 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 805 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 822 violation rows across the full record; 228 carry an S&S flag and $145,724 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 1K samples:** Occupational health samples 985 coal dust; 65 coal quartz; 78 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 8 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 88 employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 273 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 74 contested-violation rows, 85 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 114 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 8 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 160 inspection events and 6K 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 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **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 75.1103-8 — Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; examination and test requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-8
- **30 CFR 75.1403 — Other safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403
- **30 CFR 75.1403-10 — Criteria—Haulage; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403-10
- **30 CFR 75.1101-10 — Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-10
- **30 CFR 75.1731 — Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1731
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333
- **30 CFR 77.1103 — Flammable liquids; storage.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1103
- **30 CFR 75.807 — Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-I/section-75.807
- **30 CFR 75.1714-8 — Reporting SCSR inventory and malfunctions; retention of SCSRs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-8

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 36 rows; 2000-01-18 through 2009-02-26; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2012-04-10 through 2012-04-10; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 801 rows; 2000-01-06 through 2011-12-05; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 85 rows; 2001-05-24 through 2013-07-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 985 rows; 2000-01-13 through 2012-01-10; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 114 rows; 2000-02-17 through 2008-01-28; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 74 rows; 2005-01-10 through 2011-08-24; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 295 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 62 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 5 rows; 1999-09-01 through 2003-10-22; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 160 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2012-02-08; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 100 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 26 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 78 rows; 2001-04-06 through 2011-12-20; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 65 rows; 2000-01-13 through 2011-11-28; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 822 rows; 2000-01-06 through 2011-12-05; 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/highsplint-1518196`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/highsplint-1518196`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518196/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518196/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518196/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`