# Adkins Branch Mine No 1A

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609106
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** Arjay Mining Inc
- **Controller:** Michael  Tolbert
- **Public source rows linked:** 47
- **Source coverage:** 9 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Michael  Tolbert (0054809) → Arjay Mining Inc (0065403) → Adkins Branch Mine No 1A (4609106)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Riverside Energy Company LLC:** 2005-05-31 through 2005-08-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609106; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth D  Coe → Marco Mining, Inc.:** 2005-08-10 through 2005-11-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609106; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael  Tolbert → Arjay Mining Inc:** 2005-11-03 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609106; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Riverside Energy Company LLC:** 2016-07-26 through 2005-08-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609106; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 4
- Typed edges: 11
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 1 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 14 violation rows across the full record; 10 carry an S&S flag and $129,181 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 0 samples:** Occupational health samples No published samples. 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 10 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 10 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 0 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 2 inspection events and 446 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 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 75.362 — On-shift examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.362
- **30 CFR 75.360 — Preshift examination at fixed intervals.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.360
- **30 CFR 48.26 — Experienced miner training.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.26
- **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 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 75.400 — 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 75.515 — Cable fittings; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.515
- **30 CFR 75.900 — Low- and medium-voltage circuits serving three-phase alternating current equipment; circuit breakers.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-J/section-75.900
- **30 CFR 75.520 — Electric equipment; switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.520
- **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 75.1710 — Canopies or cabs; diesel-powered and electric face equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1710

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2005-12-15 through 2005-12-15; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2006-09-07 through 2006-09-07; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 13 rows; 2006-01-05 through 2006-06-01; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Conferences:** 10 rows; 2006-04-20 through 2006-06-23; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 4 rows; 2005-05-31 through 2005-11-03; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 2 rows; 2005-12-15 through 2005-12-15; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Violations:** 14 rows; 2005-12-15 through 2006-06-01; 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/adkins-branch-mine-no-1a-4609106`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/adkins-branch-mine-no-1a-4609106`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609106/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609106/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609106/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`