# No 1 Miner

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609024
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** Mega Highwall Mining, LLC
- **Controller:** Daniel W  Bunn
- **Public source rows linked:** 919
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Daniel W  Bunn (0101029) → Mega Highwall Mining, LLC (0149874) → No 1 Miner (4609024)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2004-02-19 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Kentucky Fuel Corporation:** 2005-06-13 through 2005-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2005-12-01 through 2009-05-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mechel Oao → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2009-05-07 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mechel Oao → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2009-05-07 through 2015-02-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2015-02-12 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2015-02-12 through 2015-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry W  Wharton → A&G Coal Corporation:** 2015-08-03 through 2009-04-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → A&G Coal Corporation:** 2015-08-03 through 2017-03-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → A&G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2018-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → A&G Coal Corporation:** 2017-03-27 through 2018-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Kentucky Fuel Corporation:** 2017-04-14 through 2005-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Kentucky Fuel Corporation:** 2017-04-14 through 2005-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2017-07-13 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2017-07-13 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2017-07-13 through 2015-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2017-07-13 through 2015-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mechel Oao → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2018-11-30 through 2015-02-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice lll et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2018-11-30 through 2022-08-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jillean L  Justice et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2018-11-30 through 2022-08-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2018-11-30 through 2009-05-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2018-11-30 through 2017-07-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2022-08-24 through 2005-06-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → Justice Highwall Mining Inc:** 2022-08-24 through 2015-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.:** 2022-08-24 through 2026-06-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → Kentucky Fuel Corporation:** 2022-09-14 through 2005-11-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James C  Justice III → A&G Coal Corporation:** 2022-10-03 through 2018-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Daniel W  Bunn → Mega Highwall Mining, LLC:** 2026-06-19 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609024; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 28
- Typed edges: 47
- Interval anomalies: 16
- 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 6 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 146 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 43 violation rows across the full record; 10 carry an S&S flag and $9,735 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 47 samples:** Occupational health samples 27 coal dust; 20 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 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 4K employee hours and 6 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 50 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 25 contested-violation rows, 25 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 1 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 — 1 since 2021:** Inspections 41 inspection events and 759 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 71.209 — Status change reports.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.209
- **30 CFR 77.1000 — Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1000
- **30 CFR 48.29 — Records of training.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.29
- **30 CFR 77.106 — Records of certified and qualified persons.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-B/section-77.106
- **30 CFR 77.1710 — Protective clothing; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1710
- **30 CFR 77.810 — High-voltage equipment; grounding.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-I/section-77.810
- **30 CFR 77.802 — Protection of high-voltage circuits; neutral grounding resistors; disconnecting devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-I/section-77.802

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 6 rows; 2005-12-10 through 2019-09-10; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-06-19 through 2026-06-19; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 38 rows; 2004-03-31 through 2019-12-19; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 25 rows; 2011-10-13 through 2020-06-04; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 27 rows; 2004-04-07 through 2011-03-22; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 25 rows; 2008-08-22 through 2019-09-27; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 459 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 74 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 28 rows; 2004-02-19 through 2026-06-19; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 41 rows; 2004-03-02 through 2026-06-15; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 116 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 15 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 20 rows; 2004-04-07 through 2009-06-23; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 43 rows; 2004-03-31 through 2019-12-19; 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-miner-4609024`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/no-1-miner-4609024`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609024/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609024/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609024/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`