# Mine #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518973
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** East Ky Energy, Inc.
- **Controller:** 
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,845
- **Source coverage:** 14 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

** () → East Ky Energy, Inc. (0211533) → Mine #1 (1518973)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Jack M May → Right Fork Energy Inc:** 2006-02-27 through 2006-12-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Noah  White Jr → Little Ty Coal Co. Inc.:** 2006-12-14 through 2008-05-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Nathan  Williams → Blackberry Energy LLC:** 2008-05-13 through 2017-02-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeremy C  Bryant → Connor Coal Inc.:** 2017-02-15 through 2017-06-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Claude E  Little II et al → Little Tackett Mining, L.L.C.:** 2017-06-23 through 2018-05-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jason  Tackett et al → Little Tackett Mining, L.L.C.:** 2017-06-23 through 2018-05-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Troy L Lester → Lester And Sons Inc:** 2018-05-10 through 2021-09-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Chad D Mitchell → Dude Branch III, LLC:** 2021-09-14 through 2023-01-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joey  Taylor → Reliant Contracting, LLC:** 2023-01-03 through 2023-12-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Eddie D Lawson et al → J & E Mining Inc:** 2023-12-12 through 2024-05-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeff  Anderson et al → J & E Mining Inc:** 2023-12-12 through 2024-05-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry  Tackett → Tackett Mining, Inc.:** 2024-05-24 through 2026-08-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 12
- Typed edges: 32
- 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 7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 956 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 132 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 666 violation rows across the full record; 171 carry an S&S flag and $172,191 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 372 samples:** Occupational health samples 317 coal dust; 13 coal quartz; 42 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 6 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 6 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 2 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 — 27 since 2021:** Inspections 76 inspection events and 5K 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 75.370 — 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 75.1713-7 — First-aid equipment; location; minimum requirements.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1713-7
- **30 CFR 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (2 retained recent rows) — 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.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-Q/section-75.1600-2
- **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 75.1718 — Drinking water.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1718
- **30 CFR 75.1712-6 — Underground sanitary facilities; installation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1712-6
- **30 CFR 75.310 — Installation of main mine fans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.310
- **30 CFR 72.100 — Periodic examinations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-B/section-72.100

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 7 rows; 2006-10-26 through 2019-12-06; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-09-18 through 2026-09-18; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 627 rows; 2006-06-01 through 2024-05-15; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 317 rows; 2006-09-06 through 2023-08-17; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 6 rows; 2023-11-07 through 2023-11-07; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 54 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 11 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 12 rows; 2006-02-27 through 2024-05-24; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 76 rows; 2006-03-21 through 2026-09-25; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 12 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 42 rows; 2006-09-06 through 2023-08-15; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 13 rows; 2006-09-06 through 2019-11-14; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 666 rows; 2006-06-01 through 2024-05-15; 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/mine-1-1518973`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-1-1518973`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518973/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518973/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518973/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`