# Ky No. Mine 1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518571
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Bell, KY
- **Operator:** Middle Fork Mining, Inc.
- **Controller:** Xinergy Ltd
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,669
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Xinergy Ltd (0075093) → Middle Fork Mining, Inc. (0100625) → Ky No. Mine 1 (1518571)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Stanley R  Ditty → BR&D Enterprises Inc:** 2002-09-19 through 2004-02-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Donnie  Wagers  et al → Free Dome Coal Inc:** 2004-02-13 through 2005-11-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jimmy  Root  et al → Free Dome Coal Inc:** 2004-02-13 through 2005-11-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Daris  Stump → Kelco Energy Inc:** 2005-11-04 through 2008-03-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **National Coal Corporation → National Coal Corporation:** 2008-03-03 through 2008-03-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John D North et al -  JackrockLLC only8/27/99-5/3/04 → L & E Mining:** 2008-03-19 through 2008-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jack H Ealy et al → L & E Mining:** 2008-03-19 through 2008-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ralph  Napier et al → L & E Mining:** 2008-03-19 through 2008-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert C  Gregory Jr → F & G Resources LLC:** 2008-11-10 through 2009-05-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Xinergy Ltd → Middle Fork Mining, Inc.:** 2009-05-10 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518571; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 10
- Typed edges: 24
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 14 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 304 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 989 violation rows across the full record; 411 carry an S&S flag and $454,100 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 582 samples:** Occupational health samples 494 coal dust; 41 coal quartz; 47 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 5 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 — 80K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 17K employee hours and 29 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 667 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 315 contested-violation rows, 315 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 37 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 5 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 63 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 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **30 CFR 75.1600-2 — Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-Q/section-75.1600-2
- **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 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220
- **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 75.503 — Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.503
- **30 CFR 75.203 — Mining methods.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.203
- **30 CFR 75.1103-11 — Tests of fire hydrants and fire hose; record of tests.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-11
- **30 CFR 75.1713-3 — First-Aid training; supervisory employees.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1713-3

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 14 rows; 2004-06-03 through 2009-09-16; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2010-01-05 through 2010-01-05; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 937 rows; 2002-10-03 through 2009-10-16; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 315 rows; 2009-02-24 through 2013-07-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 494 rows; 2002-11-18 through 2009-09-25; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 37 rows; 2008-01-08 through 2008-02-27; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 315 rows; 2007-06-13 through 2009-02-26; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 322 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 65 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 10 rows; 2002-09-19 through 2009-05-10; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 63 rows; 2002-09-30 through 2010-02-04; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 2 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:** 47 rows; 2002-12-10 through 2008-09-03; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 41 rows; 2002-12-10 through 2008-06-12; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 989 rows; 2002-10-03 through 2009-10-16; 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/ky-no-mine-1-1518571`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/ky-no-mine-1-1518571`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518571/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518571/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518571/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`