# Beehive

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4405411
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Russell, VA
- **Operator:** Omega Mining - Beehive Coal Co., LLC
- **Controller:** Noah L  Vandyke; Steven T  Ratliff
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,849
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Noah L  Vandyke; Steven T  Ratliff (0098493) → Omega Mining - Beehive Coal Co., LLC (0116245) → Beehive (4405411)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Henry L  McKemy → M & O Construction Company Inc:** 1980-04-01 through 1982-02-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Samuel  Rasnake → Golden Eagle Coal Company Inc:** 1982-02-23 through 1984-12-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Roy  Meadows Sr et al → Triple M Coal Company:** 1984-12-03 through 1987-10-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry  Varney → Jericho Mining Inc:** 1987-10-05 through 1988-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dennis  Coleman → Echota Mining Inc:** 1988-08-01 through 1989-07-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Roger Raymond  Baldwin → Northern Mineral Inc:** 1989-07-27 through 1991-08-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Estep et al → M & E Coal Company Inc:** 1991-08-05 through 1993-05-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Walter T  Short → Tamco Inc:** 1993-05-05 through 1996-09-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jessie  Meadows → Lucky J Coal Company Inc:** 1996-09-27 through 1997-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dick J  Plaster → D J Coal Inc:** 1997-10-01 through 2005-04-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dick J  Plaster → Harvest-Time Coal Inc:** 2005-04-25 through 2006-01-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Larry  Stinson et al → Omega Mining, Inc.:** 2006-01-31 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **(Harold) Lynn  Keene et al → Omega Mining, Inc.:** 2006-01-31 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steven T  Ratliff et al → Omega Mining - Beehive Coal Co., LLC:** 2011-01-14 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Noah L  Vandyke et al → Omega Mining - Beehive Coal Co., LLC:** 2011-01-14 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4405411; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 15
- Typed edges: 41
- 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 — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 11 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 358 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 436 violation rows across the full record; 115 carry an S&S flag and $91,497 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 677 samples:** Occupational health samples 575 coal dust; 40 coal quartz; 62 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 — 4K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 3K employee hours and 12 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 97 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 48 contested-violation rows, 48 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 1 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 1 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 104 inspection events and 4K 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 75.1711 — Sealing of mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1711
- **30 CFR 75.203 — Mining methods.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.203
- **30 CFR 75.1103-5 — Automatic fire warning devices; actions and response.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-5
- **30 CFR 75.380 — Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.380
- **30 CFR 75.1100-3 — Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1100-3
- **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 75.400 — 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 75.1107-13 — Approval of other fire suppression devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1107-13
- **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
- **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 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 11 rows; 2001-08-09 through 2011-10-01; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2014-09-12 through 2014-09-12; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 428 rows; 2001-06-07 through 2013-06-25; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 48 rows; 2008-10-22 through 2012-10-10; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 575 rows; 2001-05-08 through 2013-02-05; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 1 rows; 2011-02-22 through 2011-02-22; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 48 rows; 2007-09-24 through 2011-08-23; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 15 rows; 1980-04-01 through 2011-01-14; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 104 rows; 2000-02-08 through 2013-06-25; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 58 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:** 62 rows; 2001-09-13 through 2012-10-29; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 40 rows; 2001-07-31 through 2013-02-05; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 436 rows; 2001-06-07 through 2013-06-25; 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/beehive-4405411`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/beehive-4405411`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4405411/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4405411/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4405411/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`