John Mitch Potter safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 75.701 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 77.404(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,312.00 proposed penalty
Hand-held power tools; safety devices.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 77.402 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Powellton #1 Mine · 460921730 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permanent splicing of trailing cables.
Powellton #1 Mine · 460921730 CFR 75.604(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,968.00 proposed penalty
Roof testing and scaling.
Powellton #1 Mine · 460921730 CFR 75.211(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 4609075Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The employee went to the hospital on 8/25/2025 suffering from numbness in left arm and leg. They told management that they were running tests for stroke and other possible issues. They stated getting jarred in an excavator on the 8/23/2025 but didn't feel it was related. Came back to work for three shifts and took off again for a strain in their neck and numbness in left arm.
Handling of materials
Powellton #1 Mine · 4609217Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EE stated that EE bent over to pick up a 48" roller, and when EE went to pick it up, EE felt a knot pop out in the groin area. This incident became reportable after the EE was diagnosed with a hernia on August 26 by medical professionals.
Cable fittings; suitability.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 75.515 · $209.00 proposed penalty
Other safeguards.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 75.1403 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 4608560103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Non-Injury Accident Investigation
LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 46085602.5 on-site hours reported
Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 77.502 · $697.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil · 460837685.0 on-site hours reported
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 460942530 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.
Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 460942530 CFR 75.517 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
Eagle Energy Mine No.1 · 460942530 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Air quality.
LITTLE EAGLE MINE NO 1 · 460856030 CFR 75.321(a)(1) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 77.404(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.
Lower War Eagle · 460931930 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Spot Inspections
Lower War Eagle · 4609319103(i) · 8.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 77.404(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 47.41(a) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; installations.
TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE · 460907530 CFR 77.1605(d) · $818.00 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.