# MINE #9

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4407217
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Dickenson, VA
- **Operator:** CLAS COAL COMPANY INC.
- **Controller:** William Ridley  Elkins Jr
- **Public source rows linked:** 5,799
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**William Ridley  Elkins Jr (C15664) → CLAS COAL COMPANY INC. (P22559) → MINE #9 (4407217)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC:** 2008-02-27 through 2008-10-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ricky L  Owens → Four O Mining Corporation:** 2008-10-24 through 2020-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Paramont Contura LLC:** 2020-08-03 through 2020-10-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fred D  Matney  et al → Capital Coal Corp.:** 2020-10-08 through 2026-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Hank K  Matney  et al → Capital Coal Corp.:** 2020-10-08 through 2026-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rick A  Matney  et al → Capital Coal Corp.:** 2020-10-08 through 2026-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **William Ridley  Elkins Jr → Clas Coal Company Inc.:** 2026-04-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407217; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 7
- Typed edges: 17
- 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 — 4 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 104 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 403 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 905 violation rows across the full record; 221 carry an S&S flag and $260,834 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 3K samples:** Occupational health samples 2,464 coal dust; 70 coal quartz; 161 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 11 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 — 14K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 11K employee hours and 30 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 266 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 125 contested-violation rows, 125 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 16 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 4 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 — 34 since 2021:** Inspections 160 inspection events and 11K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 57,591 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 45,363
- **Average employees:** 20
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 75.604 — Permanent splicing of trailing cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.604
- **30 CFR 75.1101-10 — Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-10
- **30 CFR 75.512 — Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.512
- **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 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 75.1103-5 — Automatic fire warning devices; actions and response.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-5
- **30 CFR 75.1103-8 — Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; examination and test requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-8
- **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 75.1731 — 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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 7 rows; 2011-08-30 through 2026-07-01; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-04-14 through 2026-04-14; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 885 rows; 2010-03-25 through 2026-08-12; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 125 rows; 2022-07-05 through 2026-09-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 2,464 rows; 2010-05-25 through 2026-10-08; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 16 rows; 2015-09-21 through 2026-09-29; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 125 rows; 2022-01-04 through 2026-01-23; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 553 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 114 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 7 rows; 2008-02-27 through 2026-04-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 160 rows; 2008-03-19 through 2026-07-21; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 161 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 44 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 161 rows; 2010-08-17 through 2026-09-14; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 70 rows; 2011-04-12 through 2026-08-25; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 905 rows; 2010-03-25 through 2026-08-12; 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/mine-9-4407217`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-9-4407217`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4407217/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4407217/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4407217/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`