# Wilson Deep Mine #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4406947
- **Status:** Temporarily Idled
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Lee, VA
- **Operator:** Virginia Fuel Corporation
- **Controller:** Jillean L  Justice; James C  Justice lll
- **Public source rows linked:** 7,009
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Jillean L  Justice; James C  Justice lll (0091855) → Virginia Fuel Corporation (0112288) → Wilson Deep Mine #1 (4406947)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Stanley R  Ditty → Brandon Enterprises Llc:** 1999-03-01 through 2000-05-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Sigmon Coal Company Inc:** 2000-05-17 through 2000-09-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Theodore  Yates et al → Har-Lee Coal Company Inc:** 2000-09-28 through 2004-07-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ralph  Napier et al → Harlan Fuel Co LLC:** 2004-07-07 through 2005-12-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Connie  Napier  et al → Harlan Fuel Co LLC:** 2004-07-07 through 2005-12-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Sigmon Coal Company, Inc.:** 2005-12-30 through 2007-02-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James A  Sigmon → Keokee Mining LLC:** 2007-02-21 through 2010-09-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2010-09-22 through 2017-02-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2017-02-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Virginia Fuel Corporation:** 2017-02-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406947; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 10
- Typed edges: 24
- 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 108 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,796 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,534 violation rows across the full record; 544 carry an S&S flag and $569,845 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 2K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,762 coal dust; 125 coal quartz; 101 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 15 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 840 employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 904 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 428 contested-violation rows, 427 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 49 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 8 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 — 7 since 2021:** Inspections 281 inspection events and 12K 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 75.1713-2 — Emergency communications; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1713-2
- **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 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 75.403 — 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 75.310 — Installation of main mine fans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.310
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **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 75.362 — On-shift examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.362
- **30 CFR 75.1403 — Other safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403
- **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 75.1731 — 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 75.1722 — 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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 108 rows; 2000-02-02 through 2013-03-07; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2018-01-18 through 2018-01-18; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,483 rows; 2000-01-28 through 2015-11-30; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 427 rows; 2004-03-08 through 2016-11-22; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,762 rows; 2000-01-06 through 2013-05-10; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 49 rows; 2000-03-30 through 2012-07-10; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 428 rows; 2003-02-12 through 2015-11-30; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 410 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 81 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 10 rows; 1999-03-01 through 2010-09-22; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 281 rows; 2000-01-26 through 2026-09-08; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 174 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 34 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 101 rows; 2000-02-17 through 2012-10-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 125 rows; 2000-02-16 through 2013-04-11; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,534 rows; 2000-01-28 through 2015-11-30; 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/wilson-deep-mine-1-4406947`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/wilson-deep-mine-1-4406947`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4406947/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4406947/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4406947/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`