Miracle Mining, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was changing out tool boxes on ride and twisted his left knee.
JOHNNYCAKE MINE NO. 1 Coal
PHILLIPS MANAGEMENT FIRM LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
James Floyd Phillips
Iaeger,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609257
JOHNNYCAKE MINE NO. 1 has $123K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2013–2015
- Latest incident
- Nov 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
305
citations
58
significant & substantial
$122,545
proposed penalties
$22,858
paid to date
19% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99,687 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
95
inspections on record
2,723
inspection hours
11.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.305 citations across 2,723 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
JOHNNYCAKE MINE NO. 1 has $123K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$123K
proposed penalties
$122K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$99K
outstanding
299 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at JOHNNYCAKE MINE NO. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.63 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 351 samples.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.0.63
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.66
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
351
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-09-17.
Silica (quartz)
5.1
silica avg (%)
7.2
silica max (%)
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-10-01.
Noise
0%
over PEL
60
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-06-26.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 4,325 | 12 | 4 | 2774.6 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,910 | 6 | 0 | 2061.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 17,001 | 12 | 2 | 705.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 13,246 | 18 | 4 | 1358.9 |
| 2015 Q2 | 11,451 | 14 | 6 | 1222.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,905 | 2 | 1 | 688.5 |
| 2014 Q4 | 14,104 | 38 | 6 | 2694.3 |
| 2014 Q3 | 13,568 | 26 | 5 | 1916.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 15,098 | 4 | 2 | 264.9 |
| 2014 Q1 | 17,390 | 9 | 2 | 517.5 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,132 | 3 | 1 | 584.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 14,324 | 17 | 7 | 1186.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 14,719 | 9 | 1 | 611.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 13,212 | 8 | 2 | 605.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 10,497 | 4 | 1 | 381.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 11,018 | 5 | 0 | 453.8 |
| 2012 Q2 | 8,623 | 11 | 1 | 1275.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2015 · 3 incidents
July 22, 2015
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miracle Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
Was tossing a roof bolt and it kicked back and plate cut his finger.
June 18, 2015
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miracle Mining, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Cut top of hand while unloading belt supplies. Turned and hit end of pogo stick which resulted in cut hand.
2013 · 2 incidents
Selwyn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object
Was packing footshaft down steps and fell down footshaft hitting him on the wrist.
March 25, 2013
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selwyn Coal Corp. · Rubbed or abraded
Carrying bolt supplies under the check curtain while crawling under the curtain the left shoulder popped really loud and started hurting bad. Employee unable to move shoulder.
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