# Winifrede 12 Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608949
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Boone, WV
- **Operator:** Laurel Coal Corp.
- **Controller:** Clarence R  Peters; Richard N  Nester
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,068
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Clarence R  Peters; Richard N  Nester (C15759) → Laurel Coal Corp. (P24032) → Winifrede 12 Mine (4608949)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Peabody Energy Corporation → Eastern Associated Coal LLC:** 2002-02-08 through 2006-06-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608949; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Richard N  Nester et al → Laurel Coal Corp.:** 2006-06-04 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608949; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Clarence R  Peters et al → Laurel Coal Corp.:** 2006-06-04 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608949; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Patriot Coal Corporation → Eastern Associated Coal LLC:** 2007-10-31 through 2006-06-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608949; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 4
- Typed edges: 9
- 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 42 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,271 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 661 violation rows across the full record; 236 carry an S&S flag and $999,986 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 407 samples:** Occupational health samples 356 coal dust; 23 coal quartz; 28 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 177 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 79 contested-violation rows, 79 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 19 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 49 inspection events and 4K 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 50.20 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-C/section-50.20
- **30 CFR 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220
- **30 CFR 75.342 — Methane monitors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.342
- **30 CFR 75.1504 — Mine emergency evacuation training and drills.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-P/section-75.1504
- **30 CFR 75.1200 — Mine map.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-M/section-75.1200
- **30 CFR 75.503 — Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.503
- **30 CFR 75.1725 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1725
- **30 CFR 75.1100-2 — Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1100-2
- **30 CFR 75.601-1 — Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.601-1
- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.1101-6 — Water sprinkler systems; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1101-6
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 42 rows; 2006-08-01 through 2011-09-20; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2012-05-16 through 2012-05-16; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 649 rows; 2006-10-10 through 2012-04-26; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 79 rows; 2008-01-07 through 2012-02-09; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 356 rows; 2006-09-18 through 2011-11-28; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 19 rows; 2007-04-26 through 2010-09-30; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 79 rows; 2006-11-01 through 2010-03-08; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 839 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 142 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 4 rows; 2002-02-08 through 2006-06-04; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 49 rows; 2006-06-19 through 2012-04-26; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 77 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 19 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 28 rows; 2008-04-29 through 2011-07-26; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 23 rows; 2008-01-23 through 2011-08-03; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 661 rows; 2006-07-15 through 2012-04-26; 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/winifrede-12-mine-4608949`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/winifrede-12-mine-4608949`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608949/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608949/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608949/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`