Zielinski Construction Corp · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ACROSS PARKING LOT, STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.
Cedar Ridge: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Cedar Ridge has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jun 1989
Ownership history
- Zielinski Construction Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 6 | 43,951 |
| 1988 | 14 | 74,677 |
| 1987 | 31 | 185,269 |
| 1986 | 33 | 206,879 |
| 1985 | 32 | 163,634 |
| 1984 | 31 | 161,704 |
| 1983 | 22 | 109,268 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cedar Ridge sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
Zielinski Construction Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING PUMP IN PIT, WHEN LIFTING THE HOSE AND PUMP HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.