# RUSTIC RIDGE #1 MINE

- **MSHA mine ID:** 3610089
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Westmoreland, PA
- **Operator:** LCT ENERGY LP
- **Controller:** JAZ Ventures LP
- **Public source rows linked:** 8,288
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**JAZ Ventures LP (0101285) → LCT ENERGY LP (0119268) → RUSTIC RIDGE #1 MINE (3610089)**

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:** 2013-11-19 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 3610089; 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 — 38 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 54 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,400 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 322 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 479 violation rows across the full record; 70 carry an S&S flag and $106,408 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 7K samples:** Occupational health samples 6,317 coal dust; 299 coal quartz; 160 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 — 108K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 45K employee hours and 85 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 26 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 4 contested-violation rows, 4 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 18 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 3 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 — 61 since 2021:** Inspections 114 inspection events and 11K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 431,898 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 208,726
- **Average employees:** 96
- **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 75.360 — Preshift examination at fixed intervals.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.360
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.1101-17 — Sealing of dry powder chemical systems.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-17
- **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 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **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 75.330 — Face ventilation control devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.330
- **30 CFR 75.1909 — Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-T/section-75.1909
- **30 CFR 75.1731 — Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1731
- **30 CFR 75.403 — Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.403
- **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:** 54 rows; 2019-02-09 through 2026-09-13; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2018-08-29 through 2018-08-29; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 463 rows; 2017-11-21 through 2026-08-20; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 4 rows; 2021-07-12 through 2023-11-06; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 6,317 rows; 2017-11-21 through 2026-10-08; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 18 rows; 2019-09-17 through 2025-01-30; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 4 rows; 2021-01-26 through 2023-05-03; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 219 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 65 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 1 rows; 2013-11-19 through 2013-11-19; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 114 rows; 2017-11-06 through 2026-10-01; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 70 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 19 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 160 rows; 2017-11-21 through 2026-09-01; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 299 rows; 2019-08-05 through 2026-09-08; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 479 rows; 2017-11-21 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/rustic-ridge-1-mine-3610089`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/rustic-ridge-1-mine-3610089`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/3610089/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3610089/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://3610089/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`