# Tasara Strips

- **MSHA mine ID:** 3609923
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Fulton, PA
- **Operator:** J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC
- **Controller:** James J  Svonavec
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,775
- **Source coverage:** 13 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James J  Svonavec (0180401) → J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC (0118447) → Tasara Strips (3609923)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **John J  Svonavec et al → J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC:** 2011-05-20 through 2023-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 3609923; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James J  Svonavec et al → J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC:** 2011-05-20 through 2023-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 3609923; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James J  Svonavec → J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC:** 2023-10-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 3609923; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 3
- Typed edges: 6
- 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 — 5 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 33 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 87 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 161 violation rows across the full record; 37 carry an S&S flag and $47,927 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 386 samples:** Occupational health samples 272 coal dust; 22 coal quartz; 92 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 — 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 — 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 — 18 since 2021:** Inspections 43 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 23,017 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 13,722
- **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 71.206 — Quarterly sampling; designated work positions.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.206
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — 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.** (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 77.410 — 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 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 7 rows; 2015-01-20 through 2026-01-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2012-09-14 through 2012-09-14; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 160 rows; 2011-08-22 through 2026-08-17; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 272 rows; 2011-09-23 through 2031-03-28; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 803 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 194 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 3 rows; 2011-05-20 through 2011-05-20; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 43 rows; 2011-08-19 through 2026-08-17; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 92 rows; 2011-09-23 through 2025-10-08; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 22 rows; 2013-03-04 through 2026-04-21; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 161 rows; 2011-08-22 through 2026-08-17; 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/tasara-strips-3609923`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/tasara-strips-3609923`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/3609923/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3609923/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://3609923/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`