# NO 1 STRIP

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1800391
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Allegany, MD
- **Operator:** COBRA MINING, INC.
- **Controller:** Jason A  Kitzmiller
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,675
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Jason A  Kitzmiller (0112061) → COBRA MINING, INC. (P22808) → NO 1 STRIP (1800391)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Carl Del Signore Family Trust → Buffalo Coal Company Inc:** 1950-01-01 through 2001-03-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gerald W  Ramsburg  et al → Buffalo Coal Company Inc:** 2001-03-30 through 2007-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Charles R  Howdershelt  et al → Buffalo Coal Company Inc:** 2001-03-30 through 2007-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody L  Ritchie → Beechwood Coal LLC:** 2007-11-30 through 2021-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Angela  Svonavec → Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC:** 2021-07-14 through 2024-02-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Faith  Ritchie et al → Beechwood Coal LLC:** 2022-03-16 through 2021-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody L Ritchie et al → Beechwood Coal LLC:** 2022-03-16 through 2021-07-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **KTRV LLC → Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC:** 2024-02-05 through 2025-02-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jason A  Kitzmiller → Cobra Mining, Inc.:** 2025-02-04 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Victor E  Clark Jr → Cobra Mining, Inc.:** 2025-02-04 through 2023-11-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alan D  Clark et al → Cobra Mining, Inc.:** 2025-02-04 through 2020-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1800391; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 11
- Typed edges: 25
- 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 0 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 24 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 144 violation rows across the full record; 65 carry an S&S flag and $28,678 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 598 samples:** Occupational health samples 397 coal dust; 21 coal quartz; 180 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 17 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 — 13K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 5K employee hours and 8 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 1 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 1 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 12 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 — 19 since 2021:** Inspections 91 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 0 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 18,909
- **Average employees:** 9
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Northern
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.1710 — Protective clothing; requirements.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1710
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 77.1001 — Stripping; loose material.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1001
- **30 CFR 77.1103 — Flammable liquids; storage.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1103
- **30 CFR 77.208 — Storage of materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.208
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 71.400 — Bathing facilities; change rooms; sanitary flush toilet facilities.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-E/section-71.400
- **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 77.512 — Inspection and cover plates.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.512

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2019-02-08 through 2019-02-08; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2008-02-26 through 2008-02-26; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 143 rows; 2000-05-17 through 2026-09-04; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 397 rows; 2000-04-24 through 2026-07-21; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 1 rows; 2003-07-22 through 2003-07-22; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 2,042 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 427 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 11 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2025-02-04; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 91 rows; 2000-01-14 through 2026-09-29; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 185 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 30 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 180 rows; 2000-10-24 through 2025-10-29; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 21 rows; 2000-05-22 through 2026-05-06; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 144 rows; 2000-05-17 through 2026-09-04; 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/no-1-strip-1800391`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/no-1-strip-1800391`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1800391/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1800391/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1800391/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`