# Allen Branch Surface Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519722
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** C W Reclaim, LLC
- **Controller:** Barry T Doyle
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,394
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Barry T Doyle (0159141) → C W Reclaim, LLC (0212073) → Allen Branch Surface Mine (1519722)**

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.:** 2013-10-23 through 2019-06-15; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519722; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **J Mark  Campbell → Apex Energy, Inc.:** 2019-06-16 through 2019-10-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519722; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **JOD Holdings LLC → Clintwood JOD, LLC:** 2019-10-26 through 2026-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519722; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Barry T Doyle → C W Reclaim, LLC:** 2026-10-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519722; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 4
- Typed edges: 11
- 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 4 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 1,004 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 41 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 142 violation rows across the full record; 55 carry an S&S flag and $56,295 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 301 samples:** Occupational health samples 230 coal dust; 16 coal quartz; 55 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 18 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 9 contested-violation rows, 9 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 6 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 — 15 since 2021:** Inspections 46 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 61,413 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 71,268
- **Average employees:** 31
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104
- **30 CFR 72.620 — Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-E/section-72.620
- **30 CFR 48.29 — Records of training.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.29
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.1713 — Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1713

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 4 rows; 2014-08-25 through 2015-09-18; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-06-30 through 2026-06-30; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 141 rows; 2014-02-06 through 2026-02-10; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 9 rows; 2016-10-20 through 2016-12-22; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 230 rows; 2014-02-06 through 2026-05-20; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 9 rows; 2015-12-15 through 2016-03-15; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 591 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 124 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 4 rows; 2013-10-23 through 2026-10-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 46 rows; 2014-01-08 through 2026-07-15; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 21 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 55 rows; 2014-02-06 through 2026-02-09; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 16 rows; 2014-02-06 through 2026-02-09; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 142 rows; 2014-02-06 through 2026-02-10; 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/allen-branch-surface-mine-1519722`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/allen-branch-surface-mine-1519722`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519722/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519722/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519722/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`