# #3

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518659
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Knott, KY
- **Operator:** LA Energy LLC
- **Controller:** Vhonda  Dotson
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,341
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Vhonda  Dotson (0049573) → LA Energy LLC (0059505) → #3 (1518659)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Randall G  Vance → R  V  Mining, LLC:** 2003-08-19 through 2004-03-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David F  May → D.F.M. Inc:** 2004-03-25 through 2005-06-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Vhonda  Dotson → LA Energy LLC:** 2005-06-23 through 2005-09-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Scott  Collins  et al → Badger Coal Inc:** 2005-09-20 through 2005-10-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Belvra  Crider  et al → Badger Coal Inc:** 2005-09-20 through 2005-10-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David F  May → D.F.M. Inc.:** 2005-10-28 through 2006-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Vhonda  Dotson → LA Energy LLC:** 2006-08-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 7
- Typed edges: 17
- 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 4 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 56 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 344 violation rows across the full record; 110 carry an S&S flag and $93,435 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 296 samples:** Occupational health samples 254 coal dust; 17 coal quartz; 25 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 — 8 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 8 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 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 75.202 — 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 75.503 — Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.503
- **30 CFR 75.508-2 — Changes in electric system map; recording.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.508-2
- **30 CFR 75.604 — Permanent splicing of trailing cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.604
- **30 CFR 77.516 — Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.516
- **30 CFR 75.512 — Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.512
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 4 rows; 2007-08-18 through 2009-07-13; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2012-05-10 through 2012-05-10; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 330 rows; 2003-09-29 through 2009-11-02; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 254 rows; 2003-10-24 through 2009-12-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 8 rows; 2005-05-09 through 2005-05-09; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 189 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 26 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 7 rows; 2003-08-19 through 2006-08-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 71 rows; 2003-08-20 through 2012-05-10; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 51 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 13 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 25 rows; 2006-11-08 through 2009-10-20; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 17 rows; 2004-01-06 through 2009-12-07; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 344 rows; 2003-09-29 through 2009-11-02; 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/3-1518659`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3-1518659`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518659/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518659/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518659/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`