# MAPLE SPRINGS MINE

- **MSHA mine ID:** 3609973
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Somerset, PA
- **Operator:** LCT ENERGY, LP
- **Controller:** JAZ Ventures LP
- **Public source rows linked:** 8,574
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**JAZ Ventures LP (0101285) → LCT ENERGY, LP (0119268) → MAPLE SPRINGS MINE (3609973)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **JAZ Ventures LP et al → LCT Energy, LP:** 2012-06-07 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 3609973; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 1
- Typed edges: 3
- 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: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 19 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 41 historical accident/injury rows; 2 coded fatalities and 1,580 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 295 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 624 violation rows across the full record; 113 carry an S&S flag and $154,168 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 5K samples:** Occupational health samples 4,630 coal dust; 226 coal quartz; 133 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 28 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 — 51K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 21K employee hours and 38 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 58 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 6 contested-violation rows, 6 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 46 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 — 108 since 2021:** Inspections 196 inspection events and 12K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 168,461 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 104,143
- **Average employees:** 48
- **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 47.44 — Temporary, portable containers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-47/subpart-E/section-47.44
- **30 CFR 75.1600-2 — Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-Q/section-75.1600-2
- **30 CFR 75.1731 — Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1731
- **30 CFR 75.1715 — Identification check system.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1715
- **30 CFR 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.1107-16 — Inspection of fire suppression devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1107-16
- **30 CFR 75.1101-8 — Water sprinkler systems; arrangement of sprinklers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-8
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.1725 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1725

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 41 rows; 2015-08-29 through 2025-10-14; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2021-02-16 through 2021-02-16; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 612 rows; 2015-01-20 through 2026-08-03; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 6 rows; 2016-07-11 through 2025-05-27; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 4,630 rows; 2014-10-30 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 46 rows; 2015-09-18 through 2025-08-08; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 6 rows; 2015-12-16 through 2024-09-18; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,509 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 365 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 1 rows; 2012-06-07 through 2012-06-07; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 196 rows; 2014-12-09 through 2026-10-01; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 141 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 36 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 133 rows; 2015-09-24 through 2026-10-05; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 226 rows; 2017-09-06 through 2026-07-20; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 624 rows; 2015-01-20 through 2026-10-08; 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/maple-springs-mine-3609973`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/maple-springs-mine-3609973`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/3609973/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3609973/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://3609973/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`