# DINGESS PROCESSING COMPLEX

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4607897
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mingo, WV
- **Operator:** COAL-MAC, LLC
- **Controller:** John Mitch Potter
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,629
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-18T09:31:49.615Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**John Mitch Potter (0144441) → COAL-MAC, LLC (P20596) → DINGESS PROCESSING COMPLEX (4607897)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Michael C  Castle → Big South Mining & Construction Company Inc:** 1990-06-01 through 1991-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert L  Padgett Sr → Odell Processing Inc:** 1991-06-13 through 1995-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Franklin D  Robertson  et al → Odell Processing Inc:** 1995-07-01 through 2002-01-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James O  Bunn  et al → Odell Processing Inc:** 1995-07-01 through 2002-01-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rag Aktiengesellschaft → Odell Processing Inc:** 2002-01-22 through 2004-07-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Foundation Coal Corporation → Odell Processing Inc:** 2004-07-30 through 2009-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2009-07-20 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Odell Processing Inc:** 2009-07-31 through 2009-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2011-06-01 through 2016-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2016-07-26 through 2017-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Lexington Coal Holdings, Inc → Lexington Coal Company, LLC:** 2017-10-23 through 2024-08-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2018-11-09 through 2017-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John Mitch Potter → Coal-Mac, LLC:** 2024-08-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ashland Inc et al → Coal-Mac, LLC:** 2024-08-13 through 1997-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Arch Resources Inc → Coal-Mac, LLC:** 2024-08-13 through 2019-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4607897; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 15
- Typed edges: 35
- Interval anomalies: 4
- 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: 2026-10-18T09:31:49.615908+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 219 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 200 violation rows across the full record; 73 carry an S&S flag and $59,574 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 115 samples:** Occupational health samples 87 coal dust; 2 coal quartz; 26 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 2 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 20 employee hours and 1 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 12 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 5 contested-violation rows, 5 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 8 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 — 24 since 2021:** Inspections 183 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 77.208 — Storage of materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.208
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **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 77.216-3 — Water, sediment, or slurry impoundments and impounding structures; inspection requirements; correction of hazards; program requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.216-3
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 48.23 — Training plans; time of submission; where filed; information required; time for approval; method for disapproval; commencement of training; approval of instructors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.23
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2007-03-03 through 2007-09-04; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2009-02-18 through 2009-02-18; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 199 rows; 2000-01-14 through 2020-12-29; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 5 rows; 2009-05-07 through 2012-12-11; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 87 rows; 2000-01-19 through 2008-11-03; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 2 rows; 2003-03-06 through 2003-03-06; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 5 rows; 2007-09-05 through 2008-03-17; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 539 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 126 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 15 rows; 1990-06-01 through 2024-08-13; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 183 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2026-08-03; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 208 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 28 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 26 rows; 2000-02-01 through 2006-01-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 2 rows; 2006-01-05 through 2008-11-03; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 200 rows; 2000-01-14 through 2020-12-29; 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/dingess-processing-complex-4607897`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/dingess-processing-complex-4607897`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4607897/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4607897/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4607897/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`