# Strip #11

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4406991
- **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:** 2,496
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**James C  Justice III (0171761) → A & G Coal Corporation (P21141) → Strip #11 (4406991)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Jerry W  Wharton → A & G Coal Corporation:** 2000-05-01 through 2009-04-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4406991; 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 4406991; 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 4406991; 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 4406991; 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 4406991; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 5
- Typed edges: 10
- 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 36 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,629 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 2 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 146 violation rows across the full record; 72 carry an S&S flag and $74,409 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 124 samples:** Occupational health samples 82 coal dust; 3 coal quartz; 39 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 6 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 3 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 31 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 16 contested-violation rows, 9 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 6 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 15 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 — 8 since 2021:** Inspections 74 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 71.500 — Sanitary toilet facilities at surface work sites; installation requirements.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-F/section-71.500
- **30 CFR 77.1000 — Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1000
- **30 CFR 41.30 — Address of record and telephone number.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-C/section-41.30
- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **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 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104
- **30 CFR 48.31 — Hazard training.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.31
- **30 CFR 77.1607 — Loading and haulage equipment; operation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1607
- **30 CFR 72.620 — Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-72/subpart-E/section-72.620
- **30 CFR 77.1004 — Ground control; inspection and maintenance; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1004

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 36 rows; 2001-11-14 through 2008-05-07; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-07-21 through 2026-07-21; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 134 rows; 2000-06-26 through 2025-09-10; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 9 rows; 2005-01-03 through 2013-12-18; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 82 rows; 2000-07-12 through 2025-09-15; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 6 rows; 2003-06-04 through 2008-03-19; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 16 rows; 2004-06-09 through 2013-05-29; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,508 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 316 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 5 rows; 2000-05-01 through 2000-05-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 74 rows; 2000-06-26 through 2026-07-21; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 102 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 18 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 39 rows; 2000-07-19 through 2025-09-15; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 3 rows; 2008-03-11 through 2025-09-15; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 146 rows; 2000-06-26 through 2025-09-10; 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/strip-11-4406991`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/strip-11-4406991`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4406991/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4406991/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4406991/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`