# MINE NO. 32

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608659
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** LO DOWN ENERGY, INC.
- **Controller:** Philip T  Lambert
- **Public source rows linked:** 5,043
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Philip T  Lambert (C11726) → LO DOWN ENERGY, INC. (0107105) → MINE NO. 32 (4608659)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Charles H  Powell → Red Hawk Mining Inc:** 1997-09-01 through 1998-07-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Amon L  Mahon → Island Fork Construction Ltd:** 1998-07-28 through 2002-10-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **William G  Skewes → XMV, Inc.:** 2002-10-17 through 2008-10-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **ArcelorMittal → XMV, Inc.:** 2008-10-20 through 2010-08-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **MELISSA  CLINE → Glow Worm Coal Company:** 2010-08-25 through 2015-10-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas W  Lusk → Glow Worm Coal Company:** 2010-08-25 through 2005-01-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **ArcelorMittal → XMV, Inc.:** 2015-10-14 through 2017-09-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **William G  Skewes → XMV, Inc.:** 2015-10-14 through 2008-10-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **JSW Steel Ltd → Caretta Minerals, LLC:** 2017-09-19 through 2018-01-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Sandeep  Agarwal → Caretta Minerals, LLC:** 2017-09-19 through 2017-09-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry  Stacy → Lo Down Energy, Inc.:** 2018-01-23 through 2018-01-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Philip T  Lambert → Lo Down Energy, Inc.:** 2018-01-23 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cleveland-Cliffs Inc → XMV, Inc.:** 2020-12-09 through 2010-08-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cleveland-Cliffs Inc → XMV, Inc.:** 2020-12-09 through 2017-09-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608659; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 14
- Typed edges: 32
- Interval anomalies: 6
- 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 16 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 260 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 380 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,108 violation rows across the full record; 204 carry an S&S flag and $411,805 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 2K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,579 coal dust; 120 coal quartz; 104 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 10 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 — 13K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 13K employee hours and 35 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 236 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 115 contested-violation rows, 115 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 6 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 — 44 since 2021:** Inspections 223 inspection events and 10K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 45,769 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 43,955
- **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 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 77.1109 — Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1109
- **30 CFR 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.1100-3 — Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1100-3
- **30 CFR 75.350 — Belt air course ventilation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.350
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.1714-6 — Emergency tethers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-6
- **30 CFR 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220
- **30 CFR 75.1714-7 — Multi-gas detectors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-7
- **30 CFR 75.1600-2 — Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-Q/section-75.1600-2

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 16 rows; 2000-07-16 through 2026-06-23; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-11-11 through 2025-11-11; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,083 rows; 2000-05-30 through 2026-09-02; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 115 rows; 2011-05-27 through 2026-02-04; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,579 rows; 2000-01-07 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 6 rows; 2005-03-29 through 2025-08-26; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 115 rows; 2008-05-19 through 2026-02-11; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 304 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 57 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 14 rows; 1997-09-01 through 2018-01-23; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 223 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2026-09-03; 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:** 36 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 104 rows; 2000-02-09 through 2026-02-19; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 120 rows; 2000-05-30 through 2026-07-15; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,108 rows; 2000-05-30 through 2026-09-02; 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-no-32-4608659`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-no-32-4608659`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608659/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608659/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608659/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`