# Jackson Mountain

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1800170
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Allegany, MD
- **Operator:** Vindex Energy LLC
- **Controller:** Arch Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,802
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Arch Resources Inc (C15561) → Vindex Energy LLC (P23706) → Jackson Mountain (1800170)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Phoenix Big Vein Coal Company → Phoenix Big Vein Coal Company:** 1950-01-01 through 1974-05-28; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Amman R Green → Union Coal Company:** 1974-05-29 through 1976-05-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **F W  Strom → Union Coal Company Inc:** 1976-05-27 through 1977-07-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cowl Energy Corp → Union Coal Company:** 1977-07-12 through 1981-05-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Clark → Oliver Mining Company:** 1981-05-13 through 1986-10-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Filiaggi → Barton Mining Company:** 1986-10-05 through 2005-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gerald W  Ramsburg  et al → Barton Mining Company:** 2005-08-01 through 2006-03-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Charles R  Howdershelt  et al → Barton Mining Company:** 2005-08-01 through 2006-03-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **International Coal Group Inc (ICG) → Vindex Energy LLC:** 2006-03-23 through 2011-06-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Anker Group Inc → Vindex Energy LLC:** 2006-03-23 through 2005-11-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Arch Resources Inc → Vindex Energy LLC:** 2011-06-15 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800170; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 11
- Typed edges: 28
- 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: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 16 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 108 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 90 violation rows across the full record; 45 carry an S&S flag and $27,537 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 355 samples:** Occupational health samples 251 coal dust; 16 coal quartz; 88 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 4 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 565 employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 24 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 6 contested-violation rows, 11 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 7 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 9 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 58 inspection events and 2K 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 77.402 — Hand-held power tools; safety devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.402
- **30 CFR 77.1708 — Safety program; instruction of persons employed at the mine.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1708
- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 77.1102 — Warning signs; smoking and open flame.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1102
- **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 77.412 — Compressed air systems.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.412
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1608 — Dumping facilities.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1608
- **30 CFR 77.1303 — Explosives, handling and use.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-N/section-77.1303

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 16 rows; 2005-11-03 through 2012-01-23; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2017-02-21 through 2017-02-21; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 88 rows; 2000-02-09 through 2014-12-10; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 11 rows; 2000-07-18 through 2014-04-09; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 251 rows; 2000-02-09 through 2016-06-22; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 7 rows; 2007-09-20 through 2008-06-18; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 6 rows; 2005-03-15 through 2013-02-12; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 806 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 162 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 11 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2006-03-23; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 58 rows; 2000-01-20 through 2017-02-22; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 151 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 39 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 88 rows; 2001-05-03 through 2015-10-15; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 16 rows; 2000-02-16 through 2015-07-22; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 90 rows; 2000-02-09 through 2014-12-10; 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/jackson-mountain-1800170`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/jackson-mountain-1800170`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1800170/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1800170/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1800170/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`