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Irish Ridge West: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Terry Hovatter
Reedsville, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608557

MSHA sampling at Irish Ridge West shows 100% of 6 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1996–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
36
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 36 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Irish Ridge West shows 100% of 6 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-03-06, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
6
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
0 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
  • BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Double H Mining Company Inc 1996 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)
2000 13 9,019
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Irish Ridge West sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 4,055 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1999 · 3 incidents

March 30, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double H Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING ROCK DOWN FROM THE ROOF WITH A SLATE BAR, THE PIECE OF ROCK FLIPPED HITTING THE SLATE BAR CAUSING THE BAR TO HIT HIS HAND.

February 12, 1999 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double H Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HODLING A PUNCH & GOLDSBOROUGH HIT HIS HAND CUTTING IT

1998 · 5 incidents

November 21, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Double H Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKE. BUGGY HAD TO BE STARTED. WHEN COWORKER TURNED THE BUGGY ON THE TRAM WAS STUCK IN. AND TRAMMED OVER EE'S LEGS.

June 19, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Double H Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTED MANTRIP WITH S&S BATTERY POWERED SCOOP TO REMOVE BLOCKING. THE SCOOP BUCKET SLIPPED & MANTRIP CAUGHT THE MECHANIC RIGHT HAND CUTTING IT.

March 3, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Double H Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD RIGHT ARM OUT OF DECK ON 21 S.C. BUGGIE AND HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB AND CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BUGGIE AND THE RIB.

1997 · 1 incident

January 3, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Double H Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

TOT HE COMPANY'S KNOWLEDGE THEIR WASN'T A ACCIDENT AT THIS MINE.

1996 · 2 incidents