# Caretta #3 Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609198
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** RS Mining Inc
- **Controller:** Robert  Stinson
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,482
- **Source coverage:** 16 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Robert  Stinson (0094793) → RS Mining Inc (0111965) → Caretta #3 Mine (4609198)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **William F  Adams → WA Mining, Inc.:** 2006-12-18 through 2010-07-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert  Stinson → RS Mining Inc:** 2010-07-19 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 2
- Typed edges: 6
- Interval anomalies: 0
- 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 8 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 180 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 248 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 499 violation rows across the full record; 88 carry an S&S flag and $104,146 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 2K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,620 coal dust; 85 coal quartz; 108 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 11 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 — 7K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 4K employee hours and 23 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 32 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 16 contested-violation rows, 16 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 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 — 35 since 2021:** Inspections 110 inspection events and 6K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 62,792 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 42,772
- **Average employees:** 23
- **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 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **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 75.1403 — Other safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403
- **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
- **30 CFR 75.204 — Roof bolting.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.204
- **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 75.1106-3 — Storage of liquefied and nonliquefied compressed gas cylinders; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1106-3
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 8 rows; 2011-03-14 through 2026-03-12; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-10-15 through 2025-10-15; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 491 rows; 2010-11-19 through 2026-08-05; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 16 rows; 2020-03-25 through 2026-08-24; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,620 rows; 2010-12-06 through 2026-07-09; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 16 rows; 2019-10-29 through 2026-02-11; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 325 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 60 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 2 rows; 2006-12-18 through 2010-07-19; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 110 rows; 2008-08-18 through 2026-10-02; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 111 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 29 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 108 rows; 2011-07-13 through 2026-07-09; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 85 rows; 2011-03-07 through 2026-07-09; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 499 rows; 2010-11-19 through 2026-10-05; 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/caretta-3-mine-4609198`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/caretta-3-mine-4609198`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609198/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609198/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609198/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`