# Swan Pond

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519774
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Knox, KY
- **Operator:** Kamco, LLC.
- **Controller:** Scott D  Stewart
- **Public source rows linked:** 326
- **Source coverage:** 14 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Scott D  Stewart (0163841) → Kamco, LLC. (0178073) → Swan Pond (1519774)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Chandler  Swope → Swope Energy LLC:** 2015-02-24 through 2016-10-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Deborah  Pinney et al → Loudermilk Contracting INC.:** 2016-10-18 through 2018-07-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joseph  Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting INC.:** 2016-10-18 through 2018-07-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Cox et al → Alden Resources LLC:** 2018-07-10 through 2009-07-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **NCGPAsset Holdings II LP et al → Alden Resources LLC:** 2018-07-10 through 2011-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ferroglobe PLC → Alden Resources LLC:** 2018-07-10 through 2019-06-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kevin  Elza et al → 7 Enterprises LLC:** 2019-06-11 through 2021-05-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kyle W  Elza et al → 7 Enterprises LLC:** 2019-06-11 through 2021-05-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody K  Elza et al → 7 Enterprises LLC:** 2019-06-11 through 2021-05-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steven R  Adkins → ADCO Excavation, LLC:** 2021-05-18 through 2022-03-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Scott D  Stewart → Kamco, LLC.:** 2022-03-14 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joseph Henry Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting INC.:** 2024-12-01 through 2018-07-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John Daniel Loudermilk et al → Loudermilk Contracting INC.:** 2024-12-01 through 2018-07-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519774; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 13
- Typed edges: 28
- Interval anomalies: 4
- 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 1 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 47 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 8 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 38 violation rows across the full record; 5 carry an S&S flag and $4,785 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 72 samples:** Occupational health samples 46 coal dust; 4 coal quartz; 22 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 2 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 — 263 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 524 employee hours and 4 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 0 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 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 — 14 since 2021:** Inspections 39 inspection events and 584 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 48.31 — Hazard training.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.31
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 47.31 — Requirement for a HazCom program.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-47/subpart-D/section-47.31
- **30 CFR 77.502-2 — Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502-2
- **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 77.1605 — 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 72.620 — Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-E/section-72.620
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2016-12-27 through 2016-12-27; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-10-10 through 2023-10-10; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 37 rows; 2015-10-14 through 2022-04-13; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 46 rows; 2016-01-25 through 2021-08-09; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 81 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 20 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 13 rows; 2015-02-24 through 2022-03-14; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 39 rows; 2015-08-18 through 2023-10-10; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 7 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 22 rows; 2016-03-17 through 2021-07-16; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 4 rows; 2016-12-21 through 2021-07-16; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 38 rows; 2015-10-14 through 2022-04-13; 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/swan-pond-1519774`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/swan-pond-1519774`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519774/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519774/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519774/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`