Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc. operator
Controlled by
William C Vought
MSHA operator ID: P22844
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
129
citations
33
significant & substantial
$18,646
proposed penalties
$17,295
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,351 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
129
inspections on record
3,077
inspection hours
4.2
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.129 citations across 3,077 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.$19K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
1
Mines on record
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