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Ritter-Green #1 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Island Creek Coal Company · Underground
Tioga, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604589

Ritter-Green #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Taner Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1976
  2. R W Taylor Coal Inc 1976 to 1978
  3. R W Taylor Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1981
  4. Ritter-Greene Coal Inc 1981 to 1984
  5. Barnett Supply Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  6. Prescott Mining Company 1986 to 1987
  7. Island Creek Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 12 5,605
1985 9 23,524
1984 15 40,832
1983 14 41,632
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ritter-Green #1 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

July 25, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prescott Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS LEANING3OVER TO LOAD ROOF BOLTS INTO UNITRACK AND BACK WENT OUT (LOWER BACK)

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1985 · 1 incident

July 15, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnett Supply Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD PRY BAR IN LUG WRENCH TO TIGHTEN CHAIN SLIPPED OFF PULLED NECK HAD BURNING SENSATION

1983 · 1 incident