# 7-E

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519541
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.
- **Controller:** James L  Griffith
- **Public source rows linked:** 2,136
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James L  Griffith (0043785) → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc. (P22115) → 7-E (1519541)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James H  Booth et al → Apex Energy, Inc.:** 2010-10-06 through 2010-12-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Griffith → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.:** 2010-12-10 through 2014-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Danny  Justice → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.:** 2010-12-10 through 2004-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Griffith et al → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.:** 2015-01-01 through 2016-05-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Herbert R  Hamilton et al → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.:** 2015-01-01 through 2016-05-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Griffith → Dags Branch Coal Co, Inc.:** 2016-05-26 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **J Mark  Campbell → Apex Energy, Inc.:** 2019-06-16 through 2010-12-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519541; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 7
- Typed edges: 15
- Interval anomalies: 2
- 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 10 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,059 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 445 violation rows across the full record; 140 carry an S&S flag and $146,748 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 419 samples:** Occupational health samples 360 coal dust; 17 coal quartz; 42 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 1 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 — 3K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 2K employee hours and 13 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 77 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 37 contested-violation rows, 37 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 3 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 77 inspection events and 4K 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 75.403 — Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.403
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 70.101 — [Reserved]** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-70/subpart-B/section-70.101
- **30 CFR 75.1714-4 — Additional self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs).** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-4
- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **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 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **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 75.601-1 — Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.601-1
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 10 rows; 2011-02-17 through 2015-01-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2017-08-01 through 2017-08-01; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 440 rows; 2011-03-08 through 2015-10-22; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 37 rows; 2012-12-28 through 2016-04-28; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 360 rows; 2011-01-17 through 2015-10-21; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 3 rows; 2014-03-13 through 2014-08-25; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 37 rows; 2012-01-24 through 2014-09-22; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 513 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 95 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 7 rows; 2010-10-06 through 2010-12-10; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 77 rows; 2010-10-26 through 2017-08-01; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 41 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 10 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 42 rows; 2011-03-10 through 2015-10-14; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 17 rows; 2011-05-26 through 2015-10-08; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 445 rows; 2011-03-08 through 2015-10-22; 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/7-e-1519541`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/7-e-1519541`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519541/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519541/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519541/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`