# SHM 27 Highwall Miner

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609007
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Wyoming, WV
- **Operator:** Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.
- **Controller:** David D  Bundy
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,008
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**David D  Bundy (0131101) → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. (P21604) → SHM 27 Highwall Miner (4609007)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Douglas M  Epling → Mountain Edge Mining Inc:** 2003-09-25 through 2004-07-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert  Williams et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2004-07-09 through 2010-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2004-07-09 through 2010-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Perian  Salviola et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2010-07-26 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2010-07-26 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2013-01-01 through 2014-04-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **OHA Investment Corporation et al → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2013-01-01 through 2014-04-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Tom  Evans et al → Keystone Coal Reserves, LLC:** 2014-04-17 through 2014-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Victor J  Pensiero et al → Keystone Coal Reserves, LLC:** 2014-04-17 through 2014-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Perian  Salviola et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **OHA Investment Corporation et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2016-06-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2016-06-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2010-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert  Williams et al → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2014-08-01 through 2010-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy → Bundy Auger Mining Inc:** 2016-06-28 through 2014-04-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David D  Bundy → Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.:** 2016-06-28 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609007; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 17
- Typed edges: 27
- Interval anomalies: 5
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 2 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 17 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 819 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 43 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 124 violation rows across the full record; 48 carry an S&S flag and $74,722 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 162 samples:** Occupational health samples 103 coal dust; 59 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 4 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 53 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 24 contested-violation rows, 24 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 5 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 — 14 since 2021:** Inspections 61 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 104,646 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 20,050
- **Average employees:** 9
- **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 77.1713 — Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1713
- **30 CFR 77.1000 — Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1000
- **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 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.202 — Dust accumulations in surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.202
- **30 CFR 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 17 rows; 2004-12-14 through 2025-04-09; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-10-13 through 2026-10-13; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 119 rows; 2003-11-06 through 2026-02-25; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 24 rows; 2010-11-23 through 2025-04-04; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 103 rows; 2004-10-05 through 2026-08-18; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 5 rows; 2010-02-22 through 2025-04-03; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 24 rows; 2009-05-14 through 2026-02-25; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 400 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 35 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 17 rows; 2003-09-25 through 2014-08-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 61 rows; 2003-11-04 through 2026-07-06; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 18 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 59 rows; 2005-11-02 through 2026-08-18; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 124 rows; 2003-11-06 through 2026-02-25; 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/shm-27-highwall-miner-4609007`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/shm-27-highwall-miner-4609007`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609007/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609007/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609007/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`