# R251 (Flat Rock Surface)

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4407239
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Russell, VA
- **Operator:** Revelation Energy, LLC
- **Controller:** Jeffery A  Hoops
- **Public source rows linked:** 257
- **Source coverage:** 14 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Jeffery A  Hoops (C15863) → Revelation Energy, LLC (0100767) → R251 (Flat Rock Surface) (4407239)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **(Harold) Lynn  Keene et al → Harold Keene Coal Company Inc:** 2008-09-16 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Larry  Stinson et al → Harold Keene Coal Company Inc:** 2008-09-16 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Omega Holdings LLC → Harold Keene Surface Company LLC:** 2011-01-14 through 2012-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **SunCoke Energy Incorporated → Harold Keene Coal Company Inc:** 2012-01-17 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **SunCoke Energy Incorporated → Harold Keene Coal Co. Inc.:** 2012-01-17 through 2017-02-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **(Harold) Lynn  Keene et al → Harold Keene Coal Co. Inc.:** 2012-01-17 through 2012-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Larry  Stinson et al → Harold Keene Coal Co. Inc.:** 2012-01-17 through 2012-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Revelation Energy, LLC:** 2017-02-21 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Harold Keene Coal Company Inc:** 2018-08-21 through 2011-01-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Harold Keene Coal Co. Inc.:** 2018-08-21 through 2017-02-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407239; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 10
- Typed edges: 19
- Interval anomalies: 5
- 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 1 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 49 violation rows across the full record; 25 carry an S&S flag and $14,816 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 60 samples:** Occupational health samples 35 coal dust; 25 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 19 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 6 contested-violation rows, 6 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 7 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 0 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 — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 34 inspection events and 549 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 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 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1103 — Flammable liquids; storage.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1103
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513
- **30 CFR 62.130 — Permissible exposure level.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-62/section-62.130
- **30 CFR 77.1007 — Drilling; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1007
- **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 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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2012-06-25 through 2012-06-25; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-08-16 through 2023-08-16; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 47 rows; 2009-09-10 through 2014-12-29; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 6 rows; 2011-03-14 through 2011-11-22; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 35 rows; 2009-11-04 through 2013-03-18; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 7 rows; 2009-12-15 through 2013-01-08; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 6 rows; 2009-09-10 through 2009-11-04; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 10 rows; 2008-09-16 through 2017-02-21; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 34 rows; 2009-09-03 through 2020-01-30; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 28 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 7 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 25 rows; 2010-06-28 through 2013-03-27; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 49 rows; 2009-09-10 through 2014-12-29; 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/r251-flat-rock-surface-4407239`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/r251-flat-rock-surface-4407239`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4407239/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4407239/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4407239/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`