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John Mitch Potter safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Roof testing and scaling.

    violationRecord 5026384
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.211(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  2. Deenergization of self-propelled electric face equipment installation requirements.

    violationRecord 5183760
    Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 4609425

    30 CFR 75.523-1(a)(2) · $165.00 proposed penalty

  3. Methane monitors.

    violationRecord 5183759
    Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 4609425

    30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5094834
    Road Fork Deep Mine · 4609648

    30 CFR 75.1725(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $193.00 proposed penalty

  5. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0219D6
    Lower War Eagle · 4609319

    103(i) · 3.0 on-site hours reported

  6. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220262100007
    DEEPWATER SURFACE MINE · 4609105

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Injured employee was in the process of removing bolts on the auger and the carriage inadvertently shifted and crushed employee's foot between the carriage and an I beam.

  7. Roof control plan.

    violationRecord 9847604
    Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 4609425

    30 CFR 75.220(a)(1) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  8. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5094830
    Road Fork Deep Mine · 4609648

    30 CFR 75.1725(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  9. Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.

    violationRecord 5094829
    Road Fork Deep Mine · 4609648

    30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  10. Permanent splicing of trailing cables.

    violationRecord 5027202
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $959.00 proposed penalty

  11. Quarterly sampling; mechanized mining units.

    violationRecord 5027646
    Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 4609425

    30 CFR 70.208(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  12. Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.

    violationRecord 9844210
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Automatic fire sensors.

    violationRecord 9844209
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.1103-1 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  14. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220262080001
    TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 4609075

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Was operating RT53 (830E), while getting loaded by EX06 (O&K 200), the bucket hit the tail shoot of the rock truck jarring the operator.

  15. Impoundment Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02D1BF
    Delbarton Preparation Plant · 4605649

    5.3 on-site hours reported

  16. Spot Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0219D4
    Lower War Eagle · 4609319

    103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported

  17. Attachment of ground conductors and ground check wires to equipment frames; use of separate connections.

    violationRecord 9844208
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.902-4 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  18. Weekly examination.

    violationRecord 5097989
    Lower War Eagle · 4609319

    30 CFR 75.364(h) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  19. On-shift examination.

    violationRecord 5097988
    Lower War Eagle · 4609319

    30 CFR 75.362(g)(3) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  20. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9844207
    LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560

    30 CFR 75.1725(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  21. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F02A979
    Road Fork Deep Mine · 4609648

    121.0 on-site hours reported

  22. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5022060
    DEEPWATER SURFACE MINE · 4609105

    30 CFR 77.404(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,818.00 proposed penalty

  23. Violation — cited standard not reported

    violationRecord 5130357
    Powellton #1 Mine · 4609217

    Significant and substantial (S&S)

  24. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220262040009
    Road Fork Deep Mine · 4609648

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee had been bolting mesh outby the section. They stopped to load T-Channel and while lifting a stack of T-Channel straps hurt EE's lower back. EE continued to work until the 20th of July before seeking Medical attention.

  25. Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.

    violationRecord 5183740
    Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 4609425

    30 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty

Sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).

Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.

Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.