Carico Ridge Strip has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
124
citations
60
significant & substantial
$26,648
proposed penalties
$14,961
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,687 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
36
inspections on record
1,025
inspection hours
12.1
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.
124 citations across 1,025 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Carico Ridge Strip has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Carico Ridge Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 101 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
2,350
17
11
7234.0
2025 Q3
2,600
4
1
1538.5
2025 Q2
1,440
1
0
694.4
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
2,005
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
1,930
6
3
3108.8
2024 Q2
1,832
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,920
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
2,520
2
1
793.7
2023 Q3
1,124
2
0
1779.4
2023 Q2
708
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,434
5
3
3486.8
2022 Q4
1,108
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,444
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,982
6
0
3027.2
2022 Q1
1,957
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,477
1
1
403.7
2021 Q3
880
3
0
3409.1
2021 Q2
551
3
0
5444.6
2006 Q1
2,389
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,656
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,762
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
9,917
3
2
302.5
2005 Q1
8,363
9
7
1076.2
2004 Q4
14,199
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
16,737
21
12
1254.7
2004 Q2
13,256
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
16,389
18
11
1098.3
2003 Q4
12,328
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
12,670
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
7,766
8
3
1030.1
2003 Q1
9,375
4
3
426.7
2002 Q4
1,798
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
7,812
5
1
640.0
2002 Q2
4,833
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,987
2
1
401.0
2001 Q4
4,174
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,301
1
0
302.9
2001 Q2
2,538
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,326
2
0
1508.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2005 · 1 incident
January 15, 2005VA · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was standing on a trailer (approximatelt 18 inches high) that a 6 inch water pump was mounted on. He went to exit the trailer and his right foot got caught on a metal bracket.
2004 · 4 incidents
October 4, 2004VA · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was stepping off of a launch pad to the ground when he stepped on a sump cylinder and slipped and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground and in doing so he straddled a 4x8 inch piece of tubeing.
July 21, 2004VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee and co-worker carried a bottle of oxygen approximately 25 feet and loaded it into a service truck, a lift of approximately 3 feet. During the lift he felt a burning in the lower right side of his back.
March 6, 2004VA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE CLIMBED ON TO HIS LOADER & CHECKED THE ANTI FREEZE BEFORE THE START OF HIS SHIFT. AS HE WAS COMING OFF THEL LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND HE FELL APPROX. 3 FT TO THE GROUND
March 1, 2004VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS INSTALLING A GENERATOR ONTOP THE HIGHWALL MINER. THE GENERATOR WAS HUNG FROM A TRUCK HOIST. AS IT WAS BEING LOWERED THE GENERATOR STARTED SPINNING. WHEN THE EE WAS TRYING TO STOP THE RO TATION HE STEPPED INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE GENERATOR WAS TO SET.
May 7, 2002VA · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A LOADER AND AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER HE MISSED A STEP AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
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