Mountaintop Coal Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
Welder, cutting metal off loader bucket, metal spun loose and hit torch. Torch flew back and burned the side of his face and neck.
Sherman Mountain Coal Strip Coal
Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Ricky K Bender; Rick E Bender
Mt. Pleasant,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3608034
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,677
proposed penalties
$6,447
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,334 | 1 | 0 | 299.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,744 | 1 | 0 | 267.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,744 | 2 | 0 | 728.9 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,224 | 1 | 0 | 236.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Mountaintop Coal Mining Inc · No Value Found
EE SLIPPED ON WET ROOF SURFACE OF DRAGLINE, FELL OFF ROOF, HIT RAILING AND LANDED ON TRACKS THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.