# PARAGON LOADOUT

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4406943
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Wise, VA
- **Operator:** 4TH GEN FUELS LLC
- **Controller:** Thomas J  Loving; Joseph T  Bennett Jr; Andrew T  Loving
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,713
- **Source coverage:** 16 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Thomas J  Loving; Joseph T  Bennett Jr; Andrew T  Loving (0154601) → 4TH GEN FUELS LLC (0169973) → PARAGON LOADOUT (4406943)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Penn Virginia Corp → Paragon Coal Corp:** 1999-02-01 through 1999-06-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert H  Burton et al → Airway Resources Llc:** 1999-06-17 through 2003-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Christopher L  Fraley et al → Airway Resources Llc:** 1999-06-17 through 2003-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry W  Wharton → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2003-11-10 through 2009-04-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; 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 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2018-07-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2018-07-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Everett Gordon Justice → JMAC Leasing, Inc.:** 2018-07-18 through 2021-06-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Emmy  Marquess → Next Endeavor Ventures LLC:** 2021-06-21 through 2022-11-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2022-10-03 through 2018-07-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joseph T  Bennett Jr et al → 4th Gen Fuels LLC:** 2022-11-11 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Andrew T  Loving et al → 4th Gen Fuels LLC:** 2022-11-11 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas J  Loving et al → 4th Gen Fuels LLC:** 2022-11-11 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406943; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 13
- Typed edges: 28
- Interval anomalies: 1
- 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 — 2 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 251 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 40 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 802 violation rows across the full record; 340 carry an S&S flag and $146,084 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 331 samples:** Occupational health samples 219 coal dust; 112 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 1 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 3K employee hours and 4 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 229 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 110 contested-violation rows, 110 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 9 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 37 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 — 14 since 2021:** Inspections 95 inspection events and 4K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 0 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 8,260
- **Average employees:** 3
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 2

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (5 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.1600 — Loading and haulage; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1600
- **30 CFR 41.11 — Notification by operator.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-B/section-41.11

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 7 rows; 2005-07-24 through 2026-06-15; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-01-06 through 2023-01-06; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 793 rows; 2000-05-09 through 2026-06-29; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 110 rows; 2011-01-03 through 2018-02-09; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 219 rows; 2000-05-10 through 2026-09-17; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 9 rows; 2007-06-27 through 2024-11-04; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 110 rows; 2008-07-28 through 2016-10-13; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,857 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 378 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 13 rows; 1999-02-01 through 2022-11-11; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 95 rows; 2000-05-09 through 2026-06-23; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 175 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 31 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 112 rows; 2000-05-15 through 2026-02-11; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 802 rows; 2000-05-09 through 2026-06-29; 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/paragon-loadout-4406943`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/paragon-loadout-4406943`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4406943/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4406943/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4406943/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`