Sherpa Mining Contractors, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Andrew J Hewitson
MSHA operator ID: 0051063
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
54
citations
20
significant & substantial
$9,769
proposed penalties
$9,486
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $283 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
59
inspections on record
1,767
inspection hours
3.1
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.54 citations across 1,767 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.$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-07-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
1
2017
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2005
1
Mines on record
- Burns Mine PA
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