Michael Johnson Construction LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Individual using a wrench to tighten/loosen bolt, wrench slipped and struck miner in the chin.
West Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Michael Johnson Construction LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael J Johnson
Madison,
Lake County,
SD
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3901393
West Pit has $96K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
233
citations
63
significant & substantial
$95,635
proposed penalties
$67,908
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $27,727 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
51
inspections on record
910
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 910 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
West Pit has $96K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 15 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.$96K
proposed penalties
$83K
current assessed
$68K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
233 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 Q4 | 873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 849 | 7 | 1 | 8245.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 926 | 15 | 1 | 16198.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,880 | 26 | 6 | 9027.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 2,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,719 | 27 | 9 | 9930.1 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,465 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 750 | 8 | 0 | 10666.7 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,375 | 16 | 3 | 11636.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,250 | 12 | 6 | 3692.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,000 | 6 | 2 | 6000.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 950 | 7 | 1 | 7368.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 950 | 1 | 0 | 1052.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,500 | 7 | 1 | 4666.7 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 325 | 12 | 3 | 36923.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 628 | 4 | 1 | 6369.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,137 | 8 | 1 | 7036.1 |
| 2013 Q1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 473 | 8 | 5 | 16913.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,825 | 6 | 0 | 3287.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,385 | 8 | 4 | 3354.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,923 | 14 | 6 | 7280.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 976 | 3 | 0 | 3073.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,044 | 1 | 0 | 957.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,248 | 1 | 1 | 801.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,768 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,753 | 11 | 2 | 3995.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,911 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,328 | 20 | 10 | 8591.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
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