# Eckman Plant

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609357
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** Prime Processing, Inc.
- **Controller:** Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,746
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (M00106) → Prime Processing, Inc. (0055016) → Eckman Plant (4609357)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **ArcelorMittal → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2009-10-14 through 2009-11-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steven W  Haynes et al → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2009-10-14 through 2008-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Vicky L  Martin et al → Cougar Processing LLC:** 2009-11-06 through 2015-01-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kristie K  Janutolo et al → Cougar Processing LLC:** 2009-11-06 through 2015-01-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **DRA Global Holdings Proprietary LTD → DRA Taggart Site Services, LLC:** 2015-01-30 through 2015-12-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **ArcelorMittal → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2015-12-28 through 2020-12-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Steven W  Haynes et al → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2015-12-28 through 2008-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cleveland-Cliffs Inc → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2020-12-09 through 2009-11-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cleveland-Cliffs Inc → Prime Processing, Inc.:** 2020-12-09 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609357; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 18
- Interval anomalies: 3
- 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 — 12 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 41 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 759 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 114 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 371 violation rows across the full record; 146 carry an S&S flag and $250,186 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 377 samples:** Occupational health samples 272 coal dust; 8 coal quartz; 97 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 9 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 42K employee hours and 63 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 204 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 101 contested-violation rows, 101 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 23 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 — 32 since 2021:** Inspections 98 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 0 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 154,281
- **Average employees:** 65
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 2

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 71.201 — Sampling; general and technical requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.201
- **30 CFR 77.204 — Openings in surface installations; safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.204
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (5 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.1607 — Loading and haulage equipment; operation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1607
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 41 rows; 2010-05-26 through 2026-03-31; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2015-10-21 through 2015-10-21; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 361 rows; 2009-10-27 through 2026-08-25; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 101 rows; 2011-04-21 through 2024-09-04; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 272 rows; 2009-11-09 through 2026-09-09; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 2 rows; 2014-04-02 through 2016-08-24; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 101 rows; 2009-10-27 through 2024-01-26; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,803 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 397 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 2009-10-14 through 2015-12-28; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 98 rows; 2009-10-27 through 2026-08-18; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 66 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 17 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 97 rows; 2009-11-09 through 2026-04-07; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 8 rows; 2014-12-10 through 2025-02-27; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 371 rows; 2009-10-27 through 2026-09-01; 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/eckman-plant-4609357`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/eckman-plant-4609357`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609357/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609357/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609357/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`