# Sewell Mine B

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4606265
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc.
- **Controller:** Edward A  Asbury
- **Public source rows linked:** 9,778
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Edward A  Asbury (C03440) → Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. (P21969) → Sewell Mine B (4606265)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Massey Energy Company → Simron Fuel Coal Company:** 1980-11-01 through 1986-03-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ted  Osborne  et al → Soho Coal Company Inc:** 1986-03-24 through 1987-09-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **West Roy → Rocky I Inc:** 1987-09-25 through 1988-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jones David C → Emma Mining Inc:** 1988-07-01 through 1990-01-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Simron Fuel Coal Company:** 1990-01-31 through 2008-06-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Edward A  Asbury → Shane Coal Company:** 2008-06-27 through 2009-07-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kevin  Large → Shane Coal Company:** 2008-06-27 through 2007-04-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Edward A  Asbury → Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc.:** 2009-07-24 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4606265; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 8
- Typed edges: 22
- Interval anomalies: 1
- 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 — 6 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 34 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,837 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 697 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,926 violation rows across the full record; 360 carry an S&S flag and $1,029,658 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 3K samples:** Occupational health samples 3,029 coal dust; 127 coal quartz; 135 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 5 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 — 15K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 20K employee hours and 27 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 1,956 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 968 contested-violation rows, 968 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 20 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 6 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 — 42 since 2021:** Inspections 154 inspection events and 11K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 58,051 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 62,211
- **Average employees:** 30
- **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 75.1103-5 — Automatic fire warning devices; actions and response.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-5
- **30 CFR 75.380 — Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.380
- **30 CFR 75.701 — Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-H/section-75.701
- **30 CFR 75.1731 — Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1731
- **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 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 70.204 — Approved sampling devices; maintenance and calibration.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-70/subpart-C/section-70.204
- **30 CFR 70.201 — Sampling; general and technical requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-70/subpart-C/section-70.201
- **30 CFR 70.205 — Approved sampling devices; operation; air flowrate.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-70/subpart-C/section-70.205
- **30 CFR 70.208 — Quarterly sampling; mechanized mining units.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-70/subpart-C/section-70.208

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 34 rows; 2010-08-24 through 2025-02-21; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-01-02 through 2023-01-02; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,900 rows; 2008-08-14 through 2026-09-03; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 968 rows; 2011-09-15 through 2026-08-12; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 3,029 rows; 2009-05-21 through 2052-08-10; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 20 rows; 2008-08-22 through 2021-08-31; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 968 rows; 2009-11-18 through 2026-07-23; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 270 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 73 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 8 rows; 1980-11-01 through 2009-07-24; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 154 rows; 2008-08-12 through 2026-09-03; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 130 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:** 135 rows; 2009-09-23 through 2026-06-08; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 127 rows; 2009-05-27 through 2026-08-19; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,926 rows; 2008-08-14 through 2026-09-09; 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/sewell-mine-b-4606265`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/sewell-mine-b-4606265`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4606265/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4606265/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4606265/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`