J W Construction Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Jerry W Wharton
MSHA operator ID: 0155774
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2019–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
51
citations
18
significant & substantial
$205,150
proposed penalties
$7,248
paid to date
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $197,902 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
55
inspections on record
1,938
inspection hours
2.6
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.51 citations across 1,938 inspection hours.
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.$205K
proposed penalties
$205K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$198K
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 non-fatal
- FIRE 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
1
2023
2
2022
1
2019
1
Mines on record
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