# No 1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608019
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mingo, WV
- **Operator:** Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
- **Controller:** Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,109
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (0127321) → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC (P21118) → No 1 (4608019)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **(Donald) Todd  Kiscaden et al → Cas-Coal Inc:** 1991-04-01 through 1992-12-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jim  Reed → Diablo Coal Company:** 1992-12-21 through 1995-05-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **(Donald) Todd  Kiscaden et al → Diablo Coal Company:** 1995-05-24 through 1995-08-28; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bruce  Burgess → Kedco Inc:** 1995-08-29 through 1999-06-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rag Aktiengesellschaft → Laurel Creek Company Inc:** 1999-06-24 through 2004-07-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Foundation Coal Corporation → Laurel Creek Company Inc:** 2004-07-30 through 2009-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; 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 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Laurel Creek Company Inc:** 2009-07-31 through 2009-07-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; 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 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2016-07-26 through 2018-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Aracoma Coal Company, LLC:** 2018-11-09 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608019; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 11
- Typed edges: 28
- 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 — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 140 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 3,761 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 699 violation rows across the full record; 202 carry an S&S flag and $341,452 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 2K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,315 coal dust; 133 coal quartz; 59 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 13 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 — 452 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 221 contested-violation rows, 221 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 10 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 3 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 91 inspection events and 7K 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 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **30 CFR 75.1403 — Other safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 77.204 — Openings in surface installations; safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.204
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 75.514 — Electrical connections or splices; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.514

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 140 rows; 2000-01-20 through 2009-01-21; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2017-02-22 through 2017-02-22; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 675 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2008-12-23; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 221 rows; 2006-02-21 through 2011-12-29; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,315 rows; 2000-01-04 through 2008-11-06; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 10 rows; 2007-10-08 through 2008-02-26; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 221 rows; 2005-07-21 through 2008-08-13; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 253 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 45 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 11 rows; 1991-04-01 through 2009-07-20; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 91 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2009-01-12; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 203 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 31 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 59 rows; 2000-02-29 through 2008-06-11; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 133 rows; 2000-02-16 through 2008-11-04; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 699 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2009-02-27; 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/no-1-4608019`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/no-1-4608019`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608019/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608019/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608019/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`