# Sigmon Strip #23

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4406869
- **Status:** Temporarily Idled
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Wise, VA
- **Operator:** A & G Coal Corporation
- **Controller:** James C  Justice III
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,983
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James C  Justice III (0171761) → A & G Coal Corporation (P21141) → Sigmon Strip #23 (4406869)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Thomas King  Evans → T & T Fuels Inc:** 1997-04-01 through 1998-09-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Marion Energy LLC.:** 1998-09-03 through 2007-01-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rifle Coal Company et al → Associated Contracting LLC:** 2007-01-10 through 2007-04-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Anthony  Frederick et al → Associated Contracting LLC:** 2007-01-10 through 2007-04-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry W  Wharton → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2007-04-04 through 2009-04-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2009-04-30 through 2017-03-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2022-10-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2022-10-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2022-10-03 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406869; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 20
- 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 32 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,518 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 5 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 406 violation rows across the full record; 180 carry an S&S flag and $96,347 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 358 samples:** Occupational health samples 235 coal dust; 27 coal quartz; 96 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 14 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 — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 1K employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 73 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 18 contested-violation rows, 46 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 9 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 19 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 — 12 since 2021:** Inspections 104 inspection events and 3K 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 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 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 71.500 — Sanitary toilet facilities at surface work sites; installation requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-F/section-71.500
- **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 50.40 — Maintenance of records.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-E/section-50.40
- **30 CFR 72.100 — Periodic examinations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-B/section-72.100
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 32 rows; 2000-02-05 through 2010-08-25; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-07-28 through 2026-07-28; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 399 rows; 2001-02-07 through 2025-12-30; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 46 rows; 2000-10-27 through 2022-01-06; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 235 rows; 2001-02-12 through 2025-07-22; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 9 rows; 2001-07-25 through 2008-05-01; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 18 rows; 2008-05-28 through 2021-08-31; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,970 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 409 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1997-04-01 through 2007-04-04; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 104 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2026-07-28; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 191 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:** 96 rows; 2001-06-04 through 2024-12-26; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 27 rows; 2002-04-16 through 2023-03-14; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 406 rows; 2001-02-07 through 2025-12-30; 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/sigmon-strip-23-4406869`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/sigmon-strip-23-4406869`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4406869/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4406869/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4406869/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`