# Roaring Fork #2

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4407156
- **Status:** Temporarily Idled
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Wise, VA
- **Operator:** Coking Coal, LLC
- **Controller:** Ascentia Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 5,598
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Ascentia Inc (0160865) → Coking Coal, LLC (0166873) → Roaring Fork #2 (4407156)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Paul R  Ison  et al → Ambrose Branch Coal Company Inc:** 2005-11-29 through 2006-03-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jessica B  Ison  et al → Ambrose Branch Coal Company Inc:** 2005-11-29 through 2006-03-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rick A  Matney  et al → Nufac Mining, Inc.:** 2006-03-13 through 2007-05-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Hank K  Matney  et al → Nufac Mining, Inc.:** 2006-03-13 through 2007-05-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fred D  Matney  et al → Nufac Mining, Inc.:** 2006-03-13 through 2007-05-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Randy  Prulett  et al → Bella Coal Co LLC:** 2007-05-07 through 2007-06-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dennis S  Coleman  et al → Bella Coal Co LLC:** 2007-05-07 through 2007-06-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Shantay C  Martinez  et al → Bella Coal Co LLC:** 2007-06-21 through 2007-09-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gary R  Cruey  et al → Bella Coal Co LLC:** 2007-06-21 through 2007-09-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Sarah  Delph  et al → Bella Coal Co LLC:** 2007-06-21 through 2007-09-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Rife → Professional Miners, LLC.:** 2007-09-12 through 2010-05-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Donna L  Johnson et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2010-05-26 through 2010-04-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2010-05-26 through 2014-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Rife → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2010-05-26 through 2009-09-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Rife → Professional Miners LLC:** 2014-04-07 through 2016-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Donna L  Johnson et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2016-11-09 through 2010-04-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2016-11-09 through 2018-06-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steve A  Rife → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2016-11-09 through 2009-09-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2018-06-18 through 2014-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2018-06-18 through 2014-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2018-06-18 through 2019-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Nine Mile Mining Inc.:** 2018-06-18 through 2019-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth Darrell  Stanley Jr → Big D Enterprises, Inc.:** 2019-01-17 through 2023-10-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Charles  Whitfield et al → Coking Coal, LLC:** 2023-10-25 through 2019-11-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Chisholm et al → Coking Coal, LLC:** 2023-10-25 through 2019-11-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Lloyd  Hill et al → Coking Coal, LLC:** 2023-10-25 through 2019-11-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ascentia Inc → Coking Coal, LLC:** 2023-10-25 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407156; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 27
- Typed edges: 48
- Interval anomalies: 9
- 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 39 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,971 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,264 violation rows across the full record; 394 carry an S&S flag and $810,236 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 2K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,323 coal dust; 112 coal quartz; 95 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 18 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 782 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 362 contested-violation rows, 362 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 58 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 5 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 — 4 since 2021:** Inspections 199 inspection events and 9K 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 71.206 — Quarterly sampling; designated work positions.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.206
- **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 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 75.1712-2 — Location of surface facilities.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1712-2
- **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 75.1101-10 — Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-10
- **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 75.1103-11 — Tests of fire hydrants and fire hose; record of tests.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-11
- **30 CFR 75.1715 — Identification check system.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1715
- **30 CFR 75.363 — Hazardous conditions and violations of mandatory health or safety standards; posting, correcting, and recording.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.363
- **30 CFR 75.1714-3 — Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-3

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 39 rows; 2006-06-09 through 2014-09-08; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-10-24 through 2023-10-24; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,231 rows; 2006-06-07 through 2019-10-15; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 362 rows; 2011-08-30 through 2016-01-19; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,323 rows; 2006-05-02 through 2019-10-17; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 58 rows; 2006-07-19 through 2014-05-30; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 362 rows; 2010-05-27 through 2014-12-23; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 298 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 49 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 27 rows; 2005-11-29 through 2023-10-25; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 199 rows; 2005-12-07 through 2026-09-11; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 143 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:** 95 rows; 2006-08-29 through 2019-09-19; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 112 rows; 2006-06-15 through 2015-09-22; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,264 rows; 2006-06-07 through 2019-10-15; 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/roaring-fork-2-4407156`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/roaring-fork-2-4407156`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4407156/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4407156/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4407156/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`