# Bardo #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518694
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** SEQUOIA ENERGY LLC
- **Controller:** James C  Justice II
- **Public source rows linked:** 2,046
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-18T09:31:49.615Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James C  Justice II (C04355) → SEQUOIA ENERGY LLC (0051295) → Bardo #1 (1518694)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Stanley R  Ditty → Bardo Mining LLC:** 2003-12-12 through 2007-05-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518694; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Bardo Mining LLC:** 2007-05-23 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518694; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → SEQUOIA ENERGY LLC:** 2013-01-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518694; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Stanley R  Ditty → SEQUOIA ENERGY LLC:** 2013-01-01 through 2007-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518694; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 4
- Typed edges: 10
- 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: 2026-10-18T09:31:49.615908+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 32 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 910 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 597 violation rows across the full record; 250 carry an S&S flag and $288,153 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 571 samples:** Occupational health samples 518 coal dust; 25 coal quartz; 28 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 — 105 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 25 contested-violation rows, 25 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 55 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 1 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 28 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 75.1200 — Mine map.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-M/section-75.1200
- **30 CFR 75.1107-16 — Inspection of fire suppression devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1107-16
- **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 75.1714-3 — Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-3
- **30 CFR 77.505 — Cable fittings; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.505
- **30 CFR 75.380 — Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.380
- **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 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 32 rows; 2004-02-17 through 2007-11-27; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2008-04-09 through 2008-04-09; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 586 rows; 2004-01-15 through 2008-03-07; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 25 rows; 2008-07-01 through 2015-09-18; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 518 rows; 2004-02-09 through 2007-11-20; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 55 rows; 2004-06-23 through 2007-10-30; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 25 rows; 2007-07-30 through 2008-03-07; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 48 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 6 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 4 rows; 2003-12-12 through 2013-01-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 28 rows; 2003-12-18 through 2008-02-27; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 53 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 14 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 28 rows; 2004-12-28 through 2007-11-20; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 25 rows; 2004-02-24 through 2006-05-02; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 597 rows; 2004-01-15 through 2008-03-07; 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/bardo-1-1518694`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/bardo-1-1518694`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518694/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518694/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518694/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`