Coal-Mac LLC. operator
Controlled by
John Mitch Potter
MSHA operator ID: P20596
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 235
- Mines on record
- 25
- Years on record
- 1989–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,489
citations
518
significant & substantial
$1,466,335
proposed penalties
$1,071,148
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $395,187 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
720
inspections on record
31,904
inspection hours
7.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.2,489 citations across 31,904 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.5M
proposed penalties
$1.3M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$185K
outstanding
2,370 assessments are final orders; 52 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 63 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 58 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 29 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 28 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 27 non-fatal
- OTHER 14 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
14
2024
13
2023
18
2022
12
2021
5
2020
3
2019
10
2018
1
2017
2
2016
4
2015
4
2014
4
2013
3
2012
2
2011
8
2010
4
2009
5
2008
1
2007
6
2006
15
2005
14
2004
7
2003
5
2002
4
2001
6
2000
6
1999
11
1998
4
1996
7
1995
6
1994
4
1993
5
1992
9
1991
7
1990
3
1989
1
Mines on record
- TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE WV
- Delbarton Preparation Plant WV
- RAGLAND LOADOUT WV
- Holden #22 Surface WV
- Eagle Creek No 3 WV
- Snap Creek Loadout WV
- Cub Branch Surface WV
- MILLER CREEK PREP. PLANT WV
- Minway No. 1 WV
- Holden No 22 Preparation Plant WV
- Coal Mac #68 Surface WV
- Holden #25 Slurry Impoundment WV
- 67-C Daniels Creek KY
- CE#5 Loadout KY
- Bevins Branch Surface KY
- Coal-Mac #66 Surface KY
- Coal-Mac Iii Tipple KY
- Coal Mac #17 Surface KY
- Coal Mac #64 Surface KY
- Coal Mac Ii Tipple KY
- Coal Mac #7 Surface KY
- Coal Mac 988-B Spread KY
- Coal Mac #16 Surface KY
- Be-Be Coal Preparation Plant KY
- May 1 Tipple KY
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