Piedmont Mining, LLC operator
Controlled by
Ted S Smith
MSHA operator ID: L30447
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1999–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
71
citations
10
significant & substantial
$12,805
proposed penalties
$12,233
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $572 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
794
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 794 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- ENTRAPMENT 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2009
1
2006
1
2000
1
1999
1
Mines on record
- Shade Mine SC
- Sheppard GA
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