# #8 Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4406917
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Lee, VA
- **Operator:** Sigmon Coal Company, Inc.
- **Controller:** James A  Sigmon
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,101
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James A  Sigmon (C00510) → Sigmon Coal Company, Inc. (P16825) → #8 Mine (4406917)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James A  Sigmon → Sigmon Energy Llc:** 1998-07-01 through 1999-06-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Stanley R  Ditty → Brandon Enterprises Llc:** 1999-06-23 through 2001-09-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Suzie  Fought → Border Mining Inc:** 2001-09-18 through 2002-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Theodore  Yates et al → Har-Lee Coal Co., Inc.:** 2002-04-01 through 2004-08-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ralph  Napier et al → Harlan Fuel Co LLC:** 2004-08-10 through 2006-01-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Connie  Napier  et al → Harlan Fuel Co LLC:** 2004-08-10 through 2006-01-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Sigmon Coal Company, Inc.:** 2006-01-05 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406917; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 7
- Typed edges: 19
- 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 25 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 663 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 239 violation rows across the full record; 115 carry an S&S flag and $32,826 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 314 samples:** Occupational health samples 271 coal dust; 28 coal quartz; 15 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 — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 412 employee hours and 4 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 27 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 1 contested-violation rows, 7 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 19 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 2 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 81 inspection events and 2K 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 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **30 CFR 75.1100-2 — Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1100-2
- **30 CFR 50.30 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-D/section-50.30
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333
- **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 75.807 — Installation of high-voltage transmission cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-I/section-75.807
- **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 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 77.509 — Transformers; installation and guarding.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.509

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 25 rows; 2000-03-21 through 2003-04-23; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2009-12-23 through 2009-12-23; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 232 rows; 2000-01-27 through 2006-05-04; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 7 rows; 2002-03-20 through 2002-07-11; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 271 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2003-05-28; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 19 rows; 2000-02-23 through 2004-11-09; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 1 rows; 2001-08-07 through 2001-08-07; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 74 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 19 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 7 rows; 1998-07-01 through 2006-01-05; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 81 rows; 2000-01-25 through 2009-12-22; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 69 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 12 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 15 rows; 2000-02-16 through 2002-05-13; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 28 rows; 2000-03-01 through 2003-04-18; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 239 rows; 2000-01-27 through 2006-05-04; 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/8-mine-4406917`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/8-mine-4406917`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4406917/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4406917/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4406917/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`