# Berwind Deep Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4609533
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mcdowell, WV
- **Operator:** Ramaco Resources, LLC
- **Controller:** Ramaco Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 14,357
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Ramaco Resources Inc (0137341) → Ramaco Resources, LLC (0122932) → Berwind Deep Mine (4609533)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Michael D Bauersachs → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2017-04-14 through 2016-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609533; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ramaco Resources Inc → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2017-04-14 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4609533; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 2
- Typed edges: 5
- 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: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 39 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 55 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 2,382 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 1,426 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,741 violation rows across the full record; 352 carry an S&S flag and $2,218,748 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 7K samples:** Occupational health samples 6,607 coal dust; 233 coal quartz; 156 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 14 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 — 136K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 87K employee hours and 124 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 858 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 412 contested-violation rows, 412 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 34 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 11 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 — 394 since 2021:** Inspections 429 inspection events and 12K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 598,680 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 316,014
- **Average employees:** 133
- **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 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (5 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **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 75.342 — Methane monitors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.342
- **30 CFR 75.1702 — Smoking; prohibition.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1702
- **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 75.1714-3 — Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-3

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 55 rows; 2018-05-24 through 2026-07-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-07-08 through 2024-07-08; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,687 rows; 2017-09-20 through 2026-09-03; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 412 rows; 2019-12-20 through 2026-03-05; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 6,607 rows; 2018-02-27 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 34 rows; 2019-03-13 through 2026-02-24; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 412 rows; 2019-06-11 through 2026-06-24; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,995 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 469 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 2 rows; 2017-04-14 through 2017-04-14; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 429 rows; 2017-08-17 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 96 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 27 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 156 rows; 2018-02-27 through 2026-06-09; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 233 rows; 2018-02-27 through 2026-09-14; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,741 rows; 2017-09-20 through 2026-10-07; 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/berwind-deep-mine-4609533`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/berwind-deep-mine-4609533`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4609533/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4609533/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4609533/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`