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Jerry W Wharton controller

MSHA controller ID: C01926

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
349
Mines on record
27
Years on record
1983–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,001
citations
467
significant & substantial
$708,592
proposed penalties
$426,031
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $282,561 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
473
inspections on record
13,800
inspection hours
7.3
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.
1,001 citations across 13,800 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.
$709K
proposed penalties
$624K
current assessed
$426K
paid to date
$198K
outstanding
965 assessments are final orders; 27 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
1
2023
2
2022
1
2019
1
2009
9
2008
20
2007
27
2006
22
2005
34
2004
23
2003
16
2002
31
2001
20
2000
12
1999
13 (1f)
1998
12
1997
13
1996
16
1995
23
1994
16
1993
8
1992
14
1991
9
1990
3
1985
1
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
March 29, 1999 VA · Coal water truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING THE 800 MACK WATER TRUCK COMMING DOWN THE LANE HOLLOW HAUL ROAD. JUST ABOVE POND 002 THE WATER TRUCK RAN THRU THE ROAD BERM, TURNING OVER THE EMBANKMENT. THE EE WAS THROWN FRO M THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

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